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- Economic History of the World (80899) Course summary:
- The Entrepreneurs Who Changed The World (80906) Course summary:
- Philosophy and Intelligence (80964) Course summary:
Abstract:
The main goals of the course are twofold: Firstly, to provide a deep understanding of the economic history of the Western world and the globe; and secondly, to examine human history through economic concepts.
At first glance, the connection between these two realms – history and economics – might seem somewhat unusual. Economics is a discipline that examines human actions beyond the historical conditions in which they live. On the contrary, the study of history assumes that one cannot comprehend individuals without considering the historical moment they inhabit, or as individuals influenced by historical events.
However, any examination of history without economics, and of economics without history, remains only a partial analysis. For instance, the question arises as to why economic models don't operate in the same manner across different countries. The answer lies in the unique "histories" of each country, shaping the context in which their economies f?unction.
Topics like these and others will be discussed in the course.
Abstract:
What makes a manager and businessman to a successful one? What made Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett to the managers who changed the world? Is it just the technology or is it their management style?
Is it the financial investment or the human investment?
In the course "the Philosophy of Managers Who Changed the World", we will try to answer these questions by discussing and learning several levels of management: the conceptual, the organizational and the practical.
During the course, we will learn about the managers who in their decisions changed the way we use technology, watch TV, invest our money and live our lives, and we will look -
in practice - what made them the best managers. The course will combine management theory with the success stories of internationally recognized managersAbstract:
October 6, 1973, and October 7, 2023, will be remembered in Israel’s military history as days when intelligence conceptions collapsed—those worldviews regarding the enemy’s status and intentions that military intelligence provided. But what are "conceptions"? Could alternative conceptions have been held, and why are we always bound by some conception? The answers to these questions are philosophical.
The role of military intelligence is to provide decision-makers at various levels with an accurate picture of the enemy, or in other words, the reality they face. By nature, this process consists of two stages: knowledge collection and knowledge research, which includes evaluating the collected data and directing collection agencies for further missions. Both stages can be analyzed through philosophical tools, particularly within the philosophy of science.
Like science, intelligence seeks to outline world models. Thus, the same critical approach applied to science can be applied to military intelligence. We will ask what the best and most reliable ways to collect information are, how to observe and interpret facts (and whether what we consider "facts" truly are facts), whether what we know (epistemology) aligns with reality (ontology), and whether we can free ourselves from the conceptual paradigms within which science and intelligence operate.