The Craftsman is a book by Richard Sennett about craftmanship and its importance to individuals and society.

The book is divided into a prologue, ten chapters split over three parts, and a conclusion.

Sennett argues that the spirit of craftmanship involves the "desire to do a job well for its own sake".

The author also argues that being able to participate in craftmanship - as opposed to mere labour, or even to cerebral activity - is good for people's well-being.

In the conclusion, Sennett states that the book was written to counter the dim view of manual work arising from the influential Hannah Arendt.