Episode 17: An Introduction to Matthew Crawford

21/09/2022 57 min
Episode 17: An Introduction to Matthew Crawford

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Today we take a look at a favorite contemporary philosopher named Matthew Crawford. Crawford is a political theorist-turned-motorcycle technician, writer, and (I argue) model pagan. I go over Crawford's three books and what they're all about: Shop Class as Soulcraft - a polemical defense of manual competence The World Beyond Your Head - an exploration of our crisis of attention and how we might go about defining our way out of it Why We Drive - a book defending the importance of self-motion against a philosophy that seeks to turn us from drivers into passengers in our lives You can find Matthew Crawford's shorter essays on his website. Leave a rating and review, it really helps others to find the podcast. Find more Caffeine and Philosophy content online: https://caffeineandphilosophy.com/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caffeineandphilosophy/ On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristopherRobertson