Summary of Matthew B. Crawford's Shop Class as Soulcraft

By IRB Media

Get the Summary of Matthew B. Crawford's Shop Class as Soulcraft in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Called “the sleeper hit of the publishing season” by The Boston Globe, Shop Class as Soulcraft became an instant bestseller, attracting readers with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a “knowledge worker,” based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Using his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, Crawford presents a wonderfully articulated call for self-reliance and a moving reflection on how we can live concretely in an ever more abstract world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Nov 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638159834

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The problem of a lack of skilled workers has been taken up by community colleges, which offer shop classes.

#2

Many teachers find their work rewarding. Some find it fulfilling to teach the useful arts, which can elicit such devotion from their students.

#3

When you do a job well, you get a sense of accomplishment from it. That sense of accomplishment is what craftsmanship is all about.

#4

The work of a carpenter or electrician is not about the praise or recognition of others; it’s about the achievement and fulfillment of their own goals and needs. This is why such work is so satisfying.

#5

The presence of the repairman challenges the self-understanding of the narcissist, as it makes him realize that he is not as free and independent as he thought.

#6

The new economy ideal is freedom, and the manual trades seem restricted and insignificant next to it. The intrapreneur is a