Fools and Sages

In this episode, these Fools take a recent X post by Jon Haidt as fodder for conversation, relating to our need to “regain our attention” and stop fragmenting ourselves and our reality. They explore the nature of fragmentation, discipline, self-improvement, and - most importantly - reveal the three methods of demon-slaying. Happy listening!

These Fools discuss the nature of organizational culture, and the mysteries of creating common culture in companies that span multiple geographies, languages, and contexts. This leads to a conversation about energetics, the various layers of human experience that comprise culture, and the relationship between individual and collective reality. And, of course, so much more. Enjoy!

In today’s episode, these fools start out talking about the magic of reading books, then get into the relationship between language and thought, and how our thinking is changing today as a result of new understanding and new ideas. Enjoy! 

In this episode, we fools talk about the relationship between psychology and philosophy, the whole and its parts, especially in organizations. Concepts such as semantic reality and the relationship between the finite and the infinite give new context to organizational culture, strategy, and leadership. Enjoy! 

These fools consider the implications of mankind forming a ‘global brain’ and reflect on Marshall McLuhan’s contribution to human understanding. The resulting conversation explores media - and human-made tools in general - through various philosophical lenses, as both outcomes and inputs to the development of consciousness. Enjoy!  

In this episode, these fools use the recent infamous Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy and VP Vance as an entree into the relationship between morality and pragmatism, the role of morality in government, and the unique challenges faced by statesmen. This leads to threads on the philosophy of power, the nature of bureaucracy and historical cycles. Enjoy! 

These fools continue their conversation with Dr. Claudia Hauer, philosophy professor at St. John’s College, and explore a wide range of topics including how thinking changed post-WWII, connections between philosophy, psychology, and religion, and how we understand and develop this “new ethics.” Enjoy! 

In this episode these fools explore why ethics (how we treat each other) might be a more fundamental issue than it seems, and how dialogue might be a key vehicle for the emergence of a new ethics for our time. Enjoy!

In this episode, Brian and Boaz discuss the relationship between phenomenology (the study of human experience), hermeneutics (the practice of “not misunderstanding”), and how we use our subjective, internal experience to derive sense and meaning. Dive in and think with us fools! 

In this episode Brian and Boaz discuss "mind-body connection" - the relationship between physicality and consciousness - and its connection to personal development in general and through specific practices like martial arts. These fools also connect practical wisdom (phronesis) to organizational health and business dynamics. 

Enjoy!