The Argument from Sociability

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
G. E. R. Lloyd
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Core Values ◽  
Human Reasoning ◽  
Social Animals

Humans are all social animals, yet we live in societies of strikingly different kinds. This chapter examines what the development of human reasoning in all its diversity owes to our sociability. Taking examples from ethnography and more particularly from ancient Greece and China, it investigates critically the ways in which different social and political arrangements may foster or impede different modes of communicative exchanges. It considers how such arrangements may favour different core values and understandings of what it is to be human, including in particular the tension between more inclusive and more restricted views on that question. Recognizing that mutual misunderstandings may and do continue, it reflects on how and within what limits they may nevertheless be overcome.

A little too technical: The threat of intellectualising technical reasoning

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Social Cognition ◽  
Human Reasoning ◽  
Technological Culture ◽  
Technical Reasoning

Abstract Osiurak and Reynaud (O&R) claim that research into the origin of cumulative technological culture has been too focused on social cognition and has consequently neglected the importance of uniquely human reasoning capacities. This commentary raises two interrelated theoretical concerns about O&R's notion of technical-reasoning capacities, and suggests how these concerns might be met.

Public Administration in the Islamic World: Considering the Importance of Religion, its Values and Culture

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
Daniel Hummel
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Core Values ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
Salient Region ◽  
The People ◽  
Comparative Public Administration

A small but growing area of public administration scholarship appreciates the influence of religious values on various aspects of government. This appreciation parallels a growing interest in comparative public administration and indigenized forms of government which recognizes the role of culture in different approaches to government. This article is at the crossroads of these two trends while also considering a very salient region, the Islamic world. The Islamic world is uniquely religious, which makes this discussion even more relevant, as the nations that represent them strive towards legitimacy and stability. The history and core values of Islam need to be considered as they pertain to systems of government that are widely accepted by the people. In essence, this is being done in many countries across the Islamic world, providing fertile grounds for public administration research from a comparative perspective. This paper explores these possibilities for future research on this topic.

Building Adaptable Teams for Co-configuration

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rael Glen FUTERMAN
Keyword(s):  
Core Values ◽  
Learning Cycle ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
World Views ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Team Alignment ◽  
Foundational Work ◽  
Functional Teams

In innovative organisations we are seeing an increase in cross-functional teams being built around projects. The diverse perspectives of collaborators draw from personal world-views and organisational roles, which contributes to radical collaboration across traditional boundaries of work. This hands-on workshop aims at testing a rapid team alignment activity in which teams propose core values and align these to the innovation learning cycle, synthesising them into foundational work practices for each phase. These are then reframed as the teams' innovation narrative.

Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt A. Raaflaub ◽  
Josiah Ober ◽  
Robert Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Greece
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