Tag: philosophy
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The Power | “Be an Athlete, Son!”
“Keep your head on a swivel,” probably the greatest lessons I learned playing “QB”, but not the only lesson I carry from my years of athletics and leadership. I am, what you would call, a super nerd. I prefer “blerd”. I’ve always known I was a super nerd, my pops showed me I could ball,…
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The Power | Why I Chose Learning & Service
My bet on data in education, and how it will power future-ready philanthropy. Regardless to any title I’ll carry in my professional career and personal life I’ve committed myself to the idea that I will always strive to be a philanthropist. I am a man for others that believes that improving the lives of those…
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Fundamentals of Privacy Theory P2: Framing Privacy around a Global Network
New technologies which allows for the flow of information to occur seamlessly between the individual and the public have evolved to now function as the veins through which societies lifeblood flows through. The transmission and gathering of information has become so effortless the boundary between what information is considered private and what information is considered…
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Fundamentals of Privacy Theory P1: Four Westerns Philosophies on Public v. Private Life
The line between what information is considered public and what is considered private is constantly being redrawn. By analyzing the philosophical perspectives behind the concept of private versus public, the advantages and setbacks, and the philosophers behind we begin to understand what is considered public and private domain and how these definitions to our live.…
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Board of Ancestors| John Dewey on Experience and Philosophy
Reflections on American Education Philosophy Board of Ancestors is a blog series, where I reflect on my role models, my philosophical influences and inspiring peers. It’s part of our Meet the Founder Series. Dewey places himself in the middle of the debate regarding the American education system during the 20thcentury. Dewey urges readers to step…
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Board of Ancestors| A Cooper, a Du Bois, and an Emerson Log into a Chat
Reflections on American Education Philosophies, how they align and differ on the aims of liberal education? During their lives all three thinkers saw a country grew westward, the laws change around who is considered human and an entire country nearly go up in flames due to interstate conflict (civil war, reconstruction, etc.) As the nation…
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Board of Ancestors| Anna J Cooper + The Relationship between Our Reasoning, Feelings, Actions, and Education
Reflections on Anna J. Cooper’s Educational Philosophy on reason, emotions and action. Anna Julia Cooper’s education philosophy centers on the importance of empathy. In the context of education and society more broadly, Cooper discusses the role of “feeling” being an improvement to educational quality rather than a handicap. This directly contrasts the western philosophy of…
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Board of Ancestors | Reflections on W.E.B DuBois and the “Spiritual Strivings” of Black Folk
Anyone of substance in my life, that is anyone I care to share my deepest philosophies with know my deep admiration for the thoughts and woks of WEB DuBois. Du Bois’s Soul of Black Folks is an attempt to coalesce multiple disciplines into a series of essays. Soul of Black Folks is part historical text,…
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Board of Ancestors | Reflections Ralph Waldo Emerson American Self-Awareness & Self-Reliance
Enough is not said about the role self-awareness places in serving and leading. Too often leaders are made legendary for the ways they express extraordinary forms of “leadership.” Michael Jordan is a considered the GOAT, by millions; and with more accolades than we can name, Jordan has earned the lore, but leadership can’t just be…