Moral Craft  

Oleh:

Parker, Michael

Jenis: Article from Books - E-Book
Dalam koleksi: Ethical Problems and Genetics Practice, page 112-130.
Topik: Moral Practices; Moral Work; Ethical Objects of Concern; Problem-Seeking; Living Morality
Fulltext: Moral Craft.pdf (233.96KB)

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‘Craftsmanship’ may suggest a way of life that waned with the advent of industrial society – but this is misleading. Craftsmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake. Craftsmanship cuts a far wider swath than skilled manual labor; it serves the computer programmer, the doctor, and the artist; parenting improves when it is practiced as a skilled craft, as does citizenship. In all these domains, craftsmanship focuses on objective standards, on the thing in itself. Social and economic conditions, however, often stand in the way of the craftsman’s discipline and commitment: schools may fail to provide the tools to do good work, and workplaces may not truly value the aspiration for quality. And though craftsmanship can reward an individual with a sense of pride in work, this reward is not simple. The craftsman often faces conl icting objective standards of excellence; the desire to do something well for its own sake can be impaired by competitive pressure, by frustration, or by obsession.

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