People, Play and Conversation Plato

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. Credit: Plato Comment: It’s a provocative challenge to the value of dialogue alone. It’s a remindr that Conversational Leadership should also make space for play.Posts where this quotation is embedded Artificial Intelligence and the Quest for Knowledge Exploring … Continue reading People, Play and Conversation Plato

Thinking and Spoken Discourse Plato

Thinking and spoken discourse are the same thing, except that what we call thinking is, precisely, the inward dialogue carried on by the mind with itself without spoken sound. Credit: Plato Posts where this quotation is embedded Artificial Intelligence and the Quest for Knowledge Exploring the parallels between Plato’s Phaedrus and the challenges of GenAI Conversation in … Continue reading Thinking and Spoken Discourse Plato

The Myth of Thamus and Theuth Has writing allowed the pretense of understanding rather than true understanding?

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   April 6, 2021, 19:58Have you ever considered the consequences of the invention of writing? Do you think that it may have weakened the necessity and power of memory and allowed for the pretense of understanding rather than true understanding? In the Phaedrus, a book written by Plato about 370 BCE, Plato records a discussion between Socrates and … Continue reading The Myth of Thamus and Theuth Has writing allowed the pretense of understanding rather than true understanding?

The Socratic Method in the Western Tradition Peter Boghossian (2023)

This talk by Peter Boghossian at The Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation explores the applicability and significance of the Socratic method in fostering critical thinking and advancing civilization. Peter begins by highlighting his interest in finding simple, conceptual “bales of hay” to clean up cognitive processes, inspired by a childhood lesson from his father on … Continue reading The Socratic Method in the Western Tradition Peter Boghossian (2023)

The House of Wisdom Innovation Story: An Islamic beacon of innovation and collaboration

The Google 20% Free Time Policy Adaptive Funding for Innovation Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close During the Islamic Golden Age, diverse cultures and disciplines converged in Baghdad’s House of Wisdom, creating a unique hub for knowledge … Continue reading The House of Wisdom Innovation Story: An Islamic beacon of innovation and collaboration

History of Conversation The changing face of conversation through the ages

Introduction: History and Philosophy of Conversation Philosophy of Conversation Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The history of conversation spans the evolution of human communication from prehistoric times to the digital age. As methods of communication advanced … Continue reading History of Conversation The changing face of conversation through the ages

The Great Conversation – the Evolving Dialogue of Ideas Exploring the exchange of ideas across cultures and eras

The Conversational Enlightenment ** The Conversible World ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The Great Conversation has spanned millennia, shaping human thought and understanding. Tracing its development and exploring the works of influential thinkers provides a … Continue reading The Great Conversation – the Evolving Dialogue of Ideas Exploring the exchange of ideas across cultures and eras

Artificial Intelligence and the Quest for Knowledge Exploring the parallels between Plato's Phaedrus and the challenges of GenAI

Chatbots and Genai in Knowledge Management From Mind to Information – the Role of AI in Knowledge Encoding Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close As AI increasingly shapes our world, we need to consider its effect on … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence and the Quest for Knowledge Exploring the parallels between Plato’s Phaedrus and the challenges of GenAI

The Myth of Thamus and Theuth Does writing allow the pretense of understanding, rather than true understanding?

Our Most Powerful Technology Is Conversation Our Brains Are Designed for Conversation Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close In Plato’s Phaedrus, Socrates shares the myth of Thamus and Theuth, questioning the invention of writing. Writing, he argues, … Continue reading The Myth of Thamus and Theuth Does writing allow the pretense of understanding, rather than true understanding?