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Author: | Chicodoodoo [ Thu Sep 27, 2012 5:25 pm ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Post subject: | Imagination, intuition, instinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What does it mean when ordinary men of science start talking about intuition and imagination?
What does it mean when the greatest men of science start talking about intuition and imagination?
Whatever it means, it seems to be consistent. |
Author: | Chicodoodoo [ Sun Mar 26, 2017 7:33 am ] | |||||||||
Post subject: | Re: Imagination, intuition, instinct | |||||||||
Here's an interesting article I just stumbled upon that I couldn't stop reading. It compares the utility of philosophers to the utility of business managers: --- Begin quote --- The Management Myth Most of management theory is inane, writes our correspondent, the founder of a consulting firm. If you want to succeed in business, don’t get an M.B.A. Study philosophy instead.
--- End quote --- I can relate to writing clearly and showing that knowledge is intelligible, not obscure. Sociopaths, as I have experienced them, do just the opposite. They are all about obfuscation and deception. I studied the "great" philosophers in college, and I was disappointed by their ineptness. "In a sense, management theory is what happens to philosophers when you pay them too much." There I had to laugh, as I am now well aware that money ruins everything. While the philosophers disappointed me, the business managers sink to con-artistry in the pursuit of money. The story of Frederick Winslow Taylor, the founding father of business management, was quite compelling in the quoted article. Human behavior has always intrigued me, and Taylor's story, and the author's analysis of Taylor's story, makes for fascinating study. Both remind me that we as humans think we are so smart, yet we are so dumb. Philosophers display their ineptness, while business managers make a "science" out of ineptness. What a mess. It's best to laugh at ourselves rather than lament our intellectual state. Sociopaths are among the brightest among us, yet they cannot use their talents for good. Instead, they use them for evil. And the oblivious majority can't even see it happening. Amazing. |
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