More History of Chaos
October 12th, 2006 | Published in Inspiration | 1 Comment
Here’s a historic reference to chaos that I enjoyed:
“Therefore:
After Tao is lost, then (arises the doctrine of) humanity.
After humanity is lost, then (arises the doctrine of) justice.
After justice is lost, then (arises the doctrine of) li.
Now li is the thinning out of loyalty and honesty of heart.
And the beginning of chaos.”
Taken from “The Wisdom of Laotse”, Chapter 38, Degeneration (I’m citing the Modern Library 1948 version edited by Lin Yutang.)
Consider that these ideas have been influencing human thought for over 25 centuries. I think that qualifies them as relevant.
How they become relevant to your management strategy is a different conversation…
[tags]chaos, Laotse[/tags]
October 27th, 2006 at 11:14 am (#)
[...] Hesse does not advocate chaos. His conceptualization polarizes chaos and organization to the extent that chaos is unlawful, immoral, and deplorable. This is one view, and it appears to draw heavily from the Laotse quote I presented earlier. [...]