making a life in common 'Man as Maker!'

I wanted to make the case my juvenile self could not then make to Arendt, that people can learn about themselves through the things they make, that material culture matters. As she aged, my teacher became more hopeful that Homo Faber's powers of judgement could save humanity from itself. In my winter, I've become more hopeful about the human animal at work. The contents of Pandora's box can indeed be made less fearsome, we can achieve more humane material life, if only we better understand the making of things.  

Richard Sennett