Esoteric – Return on Intelligence

The Frame Creates the Content

Years ago I had a seminar on “Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origins of Algebra”. While that topic may not fan the cockles of the average heart, I found it to be a fascinating study in how ontology (theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence) can shape our scientificContinueContinue reading “The Frame Creates the Content”

Sonder

Sonder is a neologism that has been most often defined as “the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.” The word draws upon both German and French words meaning “set apart and unique” and also “to probe”. I have recently become a fan of this word becauseContinueContinue reading “Sonder”

A Sickness of Spiritlessness

Soren Kierkegaard, philosopher supreme, considered spiritlessness one of the key human illnesses of our time. The spiritless person is dominated by a disconnect from responsibility to higher values*. While clearly having religious import to Kierkegaard, the observation also has a powerful analogy in the business world. I would suggest that a dimension of the problems underlying the ‘disengaged’ workforce is capturedContinueContinue reading “A Sickness of Spiritlessness”