Are YOU Spirited?
Published July 14, 2025 · 1:16 · 14,469 views
About This Video
The term spirited man was probably coined in a book Van read, though the author doesn't specifically define it. Van got to that part and thought: that's me. I'm like that. A spirited man is what I am. And a spirited man is what I want to be. Spiritedness may be allied with the spirit of inquiry, the prideful basis of self-reliance. It is characteristic of the spirited man that he takes an expansive view of the boundary of his own stuff. The question is not performed for an audience. It is an invitation.
Transcript
The term spirited man was probably coined by this spirited man in this
book, though he doesn't specifically define it. This particular spirited man read this book. When this particular
spirited man got to the spirited man part of this book, this particular spirited man thought to himself, "That's
me. I'm like that." A spirited man is what I am. And a spirited man is what I want to be.
I am a spirited man. Spiritedness then may be allied with the spirit of inquiry
through a desire to be master of one's own stuff. It is the prideful basis of self-reliance.
It is characteristic of the spirited man that he takes an expansive view of the
boundary of his own stuff. And this particular spirited man read these words
about spirited men in general and thought yes indeed that is the mark of a spirited man and that is who I want to be.
People Referenced
Matthew Crawford
Books Mentioned
- Shop Class as Soulcraft