The iconoclasm controversy gave Rome an opportunity to push back against Constantinople and reassert local autonomy and lost authority.
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Autonomy
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Jiang says self-driving cars illustrate the larger project: perfect order can only be achieved by removing human intention and autonomy from the system.
He argues that schools usually do not give children enough space or autonomy to develop self-reflection and self-assessment.
A speaker offers a causal chain in which obedience produces discipline, trust produces autonomy, and autonomy produces creativity.
Jiang says high-performing Americans enter the workplace expecting equality, autonomy, and the freedom to pursue what they love, and he treats that expectation as one reason empathy-rich firms thrive.
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"a holy Empire of what of reason and what reason reason is complete obedience right so so so so let me explain this concept..."
"right you take away human autonomy to drive a car and then you have a perfect world where there are no more road accidents..."
"...churches, especially in Rome, they want now to assert their local autonomy. Okay? So, this created a major controversy called iconoclasm. Iconoclasm. Iconoclasm just..."
"You cannot paint God. You cannot paint Jesus. Okay? And, the Church in Rome, the Pope, saw this as an opportunity to push back..."
"...know unfortunately in schools we don't give kids enough space enough autonomy to learn the skills of self -reflection and self -assessment now what's..."
"Obedience generates discipline. But trust generates autonomy. And then autonomy in turn generates creativity. And you need a kind of a safety net to..."
"...workplace expecting be treated as equals expecting expected to be given autonomy and freedom to pursue what they love and I mean, I mean..."
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