The Nature of Man

This view of man is interesting. It is a theme, after Machiavelli's "The Prince", I think, because in that presentation a very "realistic" picture of man is given. The prince is not exactly a tyrant, but he does not give much room for growth. Incidentally, Plato wrote a dialogue where he discussed slightly different forms of government, namely the "Republic". In clear contrast to the very realistic view of man, I have read the Norwegian author Nina Kari Monsen: “The Loving Man” (Det Elskende Menneske). What I have otherwise read of "confluent pedagogy" are a few manuscripts of Nils M. Grendstad, in Norwegian.

There is also a question of whether organizational forms do not have an impact on how people learn to be. Gareth Morgan has written a book called "Images of Organization", which is informative. And Peter M. Senge wrote a book called "The Leader's New Work: Building Learning Organizations". It is a question of whether bureaucracy is actually the only possible and eternal form of government. Speaking of bureaucracy: Did one know that Maslow wrote the Hierarchy of Needs together with a military general? That is a bit funny.

Another somewhat funny observation is this: Edgar Schein wrote the book "Organizational Culture and Leadership" in the mid-80s (he was the one who introduced the concept of culture in organizations). And in 1990 the book "Gaining Control of the Corporate Culture" by Kilman and Saxton came out, right?

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