Rulers, wrote the Roman poet Juvenal, survive by providing the people with bread and circuses. His observation has acquired a twisted relevance in recent years. Brexit has become a political circus without the laughs while the duty to provide bread has become criminally neglected. These two aberrations are deeply connected.
ReadRosmaund Young’s The Secret Life of Cows made me think of how Hume did not so much elevate the animals to the supposed level of humans as claim that much human “reasoning” is no more rational than that of other animals.
ReadWe should all know what the meaning of life is by now. So why do we still have more books, more discussion, more head-scratching about what it is?
ReadIt would be naive to think that large organizations can, or should, do away with policies and metrics altogether. But they should be seen as complements to, rather than replacements for, the greater task of building the right kind of moral character in the organization.
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