In the modern era, there has been the propensity to demonise lying and to judge those caught in the act of deceit. From
business leaders like Madoff to truly global leaders like Clinton
Up until now, this series has established that there has been a tendency to regard creativity as the product of individual
genius whose great cognitive capacities alone are responsible for the products that they create.
On a hot afternoon in Johannesburg, I follow the signs at 44 Stanley Avenue, a delightfully urban, industrial-like shopping precinct I always enjoy visiting.
The big question posed in the previous article was: “Do ideas emerge from within the person, or do people recognise
ideas already present in their environments?”
In a previous article we discussed the emergence of the study of lies. We discussed the heavy lifting scientific work
done by Ekman and Matsumoto and the amazing contributions that they have made to our understanding of this
science.
“Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with an impure mind a person speaks or
acts, suffering follows – like the wheel that follows the foot of the ox.
Anger and male-perpetrated violence are a pandemic in this country. How do companies approach the sensitive issue and are there policies in place to help employees who are victims of violence?
The problem in examining ‘Christianity’ – as with most religions – is that when you use the term, it refers to a wide
variety of ideologies and aesthetic expressions.
This is the second article in the anger series, followed closely by a third article: Children and violent behaviour – what does self-esteem have to do with it?
When we think of economic doctrines, we tend to think of ideologies founded by names like Marx, Keynes or Hayek.
07.2017 | Peter van der Walt
FirstRand perspectives
The group thrives on innovation and encourages original thinking. Perspectives is a portal to content
we have specifically commissioned to explore new ideas and unique concepts.
FirstRand perspectives
The group thrives on innovation and encourages original thinking. Perspectives is a portal to content
we have specifically commissioned to explore new ideas and unique concepts.