Tag Archives: philosophy

The consolations of manual work

Book review: The Case for Working with Your Hands, by Matthew Crawford There’s an old joke about a banker whose plumber charged him £250 for a two-minute job to fix a leaking tap.  “I don’t earn that kind of money … Continue reading

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Theory and practice in living well

As part of my continuance professional development as a coach, I try to immerse myself in the psychological perspectives that inform the profession.  But recently I’ve turned as much to philosophical and social theory to make sense of the challenges … Continue reading

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Never to get lost is not to live

Book review: A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit Rebecca Solnit writes non-fiction as if it were a work of poetry. A Field Guide to Getting Lost is part cultural history, part philosophy: a meditation on loss and … Continue reading

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