" Power is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with; it is the name that one attributes to a complex strategical situation in a particular society."- Michael Foucault Hmmm...,
" If you want to become whole,let yourself be partial.If you want to become straight,let yourself be crooked.If you want to become full,let yourself be empty..." - Tao Te Ching, from chapter 22
" The ethics of power really hovers around the question of how you go about obtaining consent. You obtain consent by force or violence. You can obtain consent by deceit, by lying to people. You can obtain consent by manipulating people, wi
" The ancient Mastersdidn't try to educate the people,but kindly taught them to not-know. When they think that they know the answers,people are difficult to guide.When they know that they don't know,people can find their own w
At the end of this conversation I want to summarize the following points:I am my own authority in aspects related to the self.My training and practice experiences grant me a certain kind of authority on what I choose to dedicate that effort.I choose
Having said that we are the source of our own authority in issues associated to the self, we go now to another kind of authority. And I will use an example of my own professional life. As a doctor and a pediatritian I've undergone long years of s
I could not continue talking yesterday about this important theme of authority, too much work in a new digital project I am preparing for our stores. But, I am here now. Authority is a tough word because we all have issues with it. It might have star