Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Teleopathy and disincorporate conscience

"Teleopathy is a mindset that reflects imbalance; in particular, it reflects imbalance in the pursuit
of goals to the detriment of other ends that may have instrumental or moral significance. The symptoms of teleopathy are a fixation on certain goals, a social detachment that permits a singular focus on such goals (regardless of who they adversely affect) and an ability to rationalize or justify this singular focus. There are layers of added complexity here; the tendencies toward fixation, detachment and rationalization are encouraged in corporations that enforce behavioral scripts, provide incentives for short-term thinking and otherwise encourage narrow measures of success, such as profitability, growth in stock price or enhanced competitive position."

http://ndpr.nd.edu/review.cfm?id=11483

hmm, smells like team spirit or Enron, for that matter.

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