Category Archives: Philosophy + Systems
Managing the Mess
An odd aspect about the financial mess is how little discussion has been given to managing it, and the economic crisis with it, as messes. In all the finger-pointing, one party has escaped with less attention than deserved – business schools. Continue reading
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Redesigning People: Deciding Who and What Will Be Human in the Age of Cyborgs
There is no question whatsoever that we are well on the way to the total redesign of human beings. There is no longer any doubt that sooner rather than later, we will become Cyborgs, ungodly mixtures of flesh and machines. Continue reading
Thinking Like an Intellectual Giant: A Tribute to West Churchman
Of all the philosophers I have studied, William James and West Churchman (who studied under James’s protégé, Edgar Arthur Singer Jr.) have exerted the greatest influence on me. James and West challenge us to make the world a more ethical place than we found it, and provide us with prime examples of large-scale systems thinking. Continue reading
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