Hubo Historia, pero ya no la hay

In his book “Infanza e Storia” – 1978 (“Infancia e Historia - Destruccion De La Experiencia Y Origen De La Historia” , translated by Silvio Mattoni into Spanish and published by Adriana Hidalgo in 2004), Giorgio Agamben writes: “ “En la actualidad, cualquier discurso sobre la experiencia debe partir de la constatación de que ya … Continue reading Hubo Historia, pero ya no la hay

For the Few and the Rare

A fragment from “Contributions to Philosophy” – M. Heidegger, translated by Parvis Emad and Kenneth Maly, Indiana University Press, 1999. “5. For the Few and the Rare “For the few who from time to time again ask the question, i.e., who put up anew the essential sway of truth for decision. “For the rare who … Continue reading For the Few and the Rare

Security and “Information Flow”

From the beginning of the Information “era” the Security disciplines already had the hierarchical imprint that is now current, centring it around the protection of “informational assets.” Although not directly relevant to the subject of Erlang Security, I want to quote here a paper by Bhavani Thuraisingham (MITRE Corporation) published in 1993 by the ACM. … Continue reading Security and “Information Flow”

Besinnung

“Besinnung ist der Mut, die Wahrheit der eigenen Voraussetzungen und den Raum der eigenen Ziele zum Fragwürdigsten zu machen.” - (M. Heidegger, "Die Zeit des Weltbildes" - 1938 - Holzwege, page 75)

From “Putt’s Law” (2006)

"Stagnation of an organization occurs when the punishment for success is as large as for failure." (Page 147)

Managing, calculating and missing the point

In Heidegger’s Postscript to “What is Metaphysics?” (1943) we find a foundational critique of calculative politics (and by extension any praxeology--including business management). The highlights are mine – CT: “All calculation lets what is countable be resolved into something counted that can then be used for subsequent counting. Calculation refuses to let anything appear … Continue reading Managing, calculating and missing the point

Overcoming Metaphysics (of the Object)

In Information Security as in all other areas of IT, the order of the day is how to overcome the metaphysics of the object, in other words, the view that “everything is an object” (or that everything is representable as an object). In reading Heidegger we can find not only excellent avenues of thought, but … Continue reading Overcoming Metaphysics (of the Object)

Invocation

The opening chant of the Aitareya Upanishad contains two verses that sum up the essential commitment of any honest, sincere, complete teacher, writer, consultant, professional or --for that matter-- any person: May my speech be one with my mind, and may my mind be one with my speech. Why would it be necessary to return in … Continue reading Invocation

Error and History according to Heidegger

From "The Anaximander Fragment", by Martin Heidegger, translated by D.F. Krell. "As it reveals itself in beings, Being withdraws. "In this way, by illuminating them, Being sends being adrift in errancy. Beings come to pass in that errancy by which they circumvent Being and establish the realm of error (in the sense of a prince's … Continue reading Error and History according to Heidegger

Prometheus

"Fate, that brinks all things to an end, not thus Apportioneth my lot: ten thousand pangs Must bow, ten thousand miseries afflict me Ere from these bonds I freedom find, for Art Is by much weaker than Necessity." Aeschylus - Prometheus Bound