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  • Apprenticeship in the Arts, Part 2: A Pedagogy of Craft

    Apprenticeship in the Arts, Part 2: A Pedagogy of Craft

    In my previous article in this series on Aristotle’s intellectual virtues, I discussed the general nature of artistry or craftsmanship under the heading of apprenticeship. Aristotle’s virtue of techne, often translated ‘art’, points to our human capacity to make things, to produce things in the world. Words like ‘artistry’ or ‘craftsmanship’ help to convey in…