Golden Mean – PHRONESIS

Toward a Phronetic-Complex Epistemology: Morin and Aristotle in Dialogue

by Cobus Oosthuizen
June 17, 2025June 20, 2025

Edgar Morin’s “paradigm of complexity” and Aristotle’s phronēsis at first seem to occupy different philosophical domains—the former a twentieth-century critique of reductionist epistemology, the latter an ancient virtue of ethical discernment. Yet when read together they reveal a deep kinship.… Read More »Toward a Phronetic-Complex Epistemology: Morin and Aristotle in Dialogue

Applying Aristotle’s Golden Mean to Leadership in the Era of AI

by Cobus Oosthuizen
December 26, 2023

In contemplating the role of leadership in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is insightful to revisit Aristotle’s concept of the “golden mean.” This ancient philosophical idea posits that virtue lies in finding a balance between extremes. The golden… Read More »Applying Aristotle’s Golden Mean to Leadership in the Era of AI