Once Buddha came to a lecture holding a flower in his hand. He remained silent for a long time until someone dared to ask him why he was silent. Buddha smiled and said: “This flower I hold in my hand speaks more than I could ever tell you, more than can be expressed in words. … Read more
When ordinary people come before the king, they say: “Long live the king forever!” Once, in ancient times, there lived a man who, upon coming to the court, always said: “There is no king but God.” He repeated the same sentence constantly, which greatly angered the king who eventually decided to kill him. The man … Read more
“The pursuit of knowledge and discovery is the joy and right of humanity.” – Alexander von Humboldt “The exploration of encounters between nations, the interaction of different cultures, sometimes thousands of kilometers apart, is one of the most exciting branches of science.” “Cultures have always communicated with each other. Communication between cultures allows for new … Read more
We are all different. This statement may seem obvious, but often the most obvious statements need to be questioned and explored the most, precisely because we question them the least. Although we all share the essential experience of being human, each of us filters that experience through our own characteristics, prior knowledge and experience, and … Read more
“People are not disturbed by things, but by their own interpretations of those things. Epictetus” “Being understood by others, connecting with people, and getting answers, developing good and quality relationships is only possible if we know the skill of communication. This means that we should have clear ideas and know how to express our thoughts … Read more
Stoic philosopher Epictetus was born in Hierapolis in Asia Minor around 50 AD. He was a slave of Nero’s freedman Epaphroditus, who enabled him to attend lectures by the well-known Stoic Musonius Rufus, and later freed him. As a free man, he began teaching Stoic philosophy, first in Rome, and after the Roman emperor Domitian … Read more
Eclecticism is the philosophical stance that, without prior opposition, analysis, and consideration of things, compares and relates them in order to find the best, with the goal of highlighting the one that is most valuable of acceptance. However, this clear and concise definition of truth-seeking is often overlooked in the common use of the term … Read more
The philosophy of the VUCA world The acronym VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) was initially used by the US military to describe the world that became unstable, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous after the end of the Cold War. It was then adopted by the business world as a framework for dealing with rapid changes in … Read more
