On Why a Tool Belt Belongs in a Backpack ~ The Imaginative Conservative

On Why a Tool Belt Belongs in a Backpack ~ The Imaginative Conservative

The classical tradition considered the hands the bodily expression of intelligence, and therefore understood work as a way of knowing the world. A program of education centered on mentorship in forms of human work is indispensable in this regard. Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work, by Matthew B. Crawford, (246 pages, Penguin Press, 2010). In Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew Crawford presents a case for the value of manua…