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...ew|}}{{br|The Peter Principle}}, by Dr. {{author|Laurence J. Peter}} and {{author|Raymond Hull}}{{quote|“I don’t know whether the world is run by smart p

*{{br|The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right}} by {{author|Atul Gawande}}

This talk of snap judgments calls to mind {{author|Malcolm Gladwell}}’s popular but disappointing “{{br|Blink: The Power o It also invokes another popular science classic: {{author|Julian Jaynes}}’ idea of the “[[bicameral mind]]” <ref>{{br|The Origi

...mpling, remixes, digital collaboration and even packet switching<ref>See {{author|Lawrence Lessing}}’s {{br|Code: Version 2.0}}.</ref> (the internet, on se

{{a|book review|}}{{author|William Rees-Mogg}} may have been politician Jacob’s father, a lord of th Much later, in 1997, he and {{author|James Dale Davidson}} wrote {{br|The Sovereign Individual}}, a manifesto of

...: there ''are'' [[bullshit jobs]], they are endemic, but in his polemic, {{author|David Graeber}} mischaracterises them, in large part confuses them with oth Most disappointingly of all, having stated it, {{author|David Graeber}} ignores his central, throbbing question: how ''can'' bullsh

*{{br|The Structure of Scientific Revolutions}} — {{author|Thomas Kuhn}}’s wonderful book which explains this is a different, but ju

...mology|Epistemology]]; nowadays rare'') The idea, first finding voice in {{author|Thomas Kuhn}}’s spectacular {{br|The Structure of Scientific Revolutions} ...s are challenged and fall. As [[Thomas Kuhn]] observed, contrary to what {{author|Karl Popper}}’s [[falsification]]ism would suggest, one does ''not'' aban

{{a|negotiation|[[File:Amendment preamble.png|center|Thumb|450px|The author shall remain nameless.]]}}''For a sober article about the law relating to [

...is circular. A non-circular dictionary is complete. Indeed, if you take {{author|Douglas Hofstadter}} at his word, ''that very circularity'' — [[Reflexive ...rles Darwin]] to deliver the ''coup de grace'' four centuries later, and {{author|Friedrich Nietzsche}} to announce it to the world.

...[autonomy]], [[mastery]], and [[purpose]]” in love, life and vocation? — {{author|Daniel Pink}}’s {{br|Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us} ...talist rent-seekers. They were disinclined to collaborate, but, ''pace'' {{author|Adam Smith}}, the invisible hand did not nonetheless win out. This group fo

...ormal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies}} by the magnificent {{author|Charles Perrow}}.

...ny|companies]]; just not the special ''types'' of company that the blessèd author of this [[netting opinion|opinion]] has in mind. ...eel their very non-“companyness”, when compared to things that the learned author has in contemplation, helps a novice reader construct the sorts of categori

{{author|Andrew Keen}} <br> First published on Amazon, 24 July 2007}}Since {{author|Andrew Keen}} is so instinctively dismissive about amateur contributors to

Popularised by {{author|Nassim Nicholas Taleb}} in {{br|Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder ...ragile: Things that Gain from Disorder}} by the perennially entertaining {{author|Nassim Nicholas Taleb}}

...ut status, satisfaction and a sense that ''each can make a difference''. {{author|Daniel Pink}}<ref>{{br|Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us}

...Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong}}</ref> “[[hierarchy]]” and {{author|John Gall}}’s<ref>{{br|Systemantics: The Systems Bible}}.</ref> “[[syst ...s-half-empty” terms of the permanently malcontent. One might ask whether {{author|James Carse}}’s distinction<ref>{{br|Finite and Infinite Games}}.</ref> b

{{a|philosophy|}}{{author|Karl Popper}}’s idea that, since the only way to conclusively rule out a

{{author|Nicholas Dunbar}}<br>

See also: Hubris. and {{author|Charles Perrow}}’s super book, {{br|Normal Accidents}}, which wasn’t re