{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/654a15d318fa10001222c53d/6555f7d73dcdee0012fbeca9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EP 01: Optimization","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/654a15d318fa10001222c53d/1700132550861-3071ef9c29b6d0c7f9988f4b913f9815.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>The world is changing like never before - in the last three hundred years a new model of control has become prevalent in every facet of human life,</em><strong><em> The Corporation</em></strong><em>, already the corporations and the billions upon billions of employees that serve beneath them have become the cornerstone of modern western life, a system that can stand </em><strong><em>separate from monarchy, separate from democracy.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>But with this new power’s meteoric rise, questions rise with them, </em><strong><em>if a company is to rule, how should it? </em></strong><em>What responsibilities must a company undertake in the face of the power it wields? And to whom does it owe such responsibilities?</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>To answer these questions, we will take a look back at the many great writers, poets, philosophers and rulers to speculate and debate where exactly the corporation lies in modern life, and wherein lies, the greatest </em><strong><em>Return On Philosophy.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Welcome to the first Episode of Return On Philosophy! </strong></p><p>In our first episode we're talking Business Optimisations, Work Ethic, with touches of Stoicism. <strong>Enjoy!</strong></p>","author_name":"Dan Gould"}