Becoming Critical with a ‘big C’.
I would strongly encourage you to engage with the following excellent BBC materials:
*The BBC In Our Time Podcasts on
*Stephanomics – Stephanie Flanders[Parts 1, 2 & 3]
*Capitalism on Trial – Michael Portillo [Parts 1 & 2]
You can be well informed and understand these founding conceptions very quickly by engaging with the materials above – it is vital that aspiring senior leaders are alert to these ‘idea-ologies’.
All of the audio and video links above are available here.
Truth
(BBC In Our Time)
Pragmatism
(BBC In Our Time)
The Scientific Method
(BBC In Our Time)
Richard Rorty – a modern day Pragmatist Philosopher – talking about Pragmatism [5 minutes]
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Richard Rorty – a modern day Pragmatist Philosopher – talking about Truth [2 minutes]
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The Reith Lectures – Mark Carney December 2020
A wonderful series of four lectures entitled ‘From Moral to Market Sentiments‘ – delivered by Mark Carney, the ex-Chairman of the Bank of England and the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance.
The lectures look at how we value ‘things’ using the Credit, Covid and Climate crises as exemplars. Carney’s lectures contend with the most important judgement we make – the judgement as to what is important – the judgement as to what is of value!
1. From Moral To Market Sentiments
2. From Credit Crisis To Resilience
3. From Covid Crisis To Renaissance
4. From Climate Crisis To Real Prosperity
Money
(BBC In Our Time)
Adam Smith – Wealth of Nations
(BBC In Our Time)
Capitalism
(BBC In Our Time)
Marx
(BBC In Our Time)
Stephanomics Part 1
Stephanie Flanders
(BBC Bottom Line Extra)
Stephanomics Part 2
Stephanie Flanders
(BBC Bottom Line Extra)
Stephanomics Part 3
Stephanie Flanders
(BBC Bottom Line Extra)
Capitalism on Trial [Parts 1 & 2]
Michael Portillo
(BBC Radio 4 Documentary)
How Science has been Corrupted
An exceptional interview from Unherd with philosopher Matthew B. Crawford. It weaves together a tapestry of serious concerns about the growing authoritarianism of expertise and the political co-opting of science for justification – a MUST watch!
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