Tom Morris

Interview With a Philosopher: A Conversation With Keith Wyma and Tobin Senefeld on Goldman Sachs

Tom Morris | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Aristotle, Goldman Sachs, New York Times Op Ed, Financial Services, Wall Street, Goldman Sachs Fraud, Goldman Sachs Bonuses, Occupy Wall Street, Tom Morris, Ethics, Greg Smith, Tobin Senefeld, Keith Wyma, Corporate Culture, Business Ethics, Business News
Tom Morris

If Aristotle ran Goldman Sachs, what sort of press do you think the company would be getting these days? How would employees, past and present, describe their culture?

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The Gift Of Uncertainty

Tom Morris | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Adventure, Philosophy, Uncertainty, The 7 Cs of Success, Hope, Tom Morris, Faith, Ideas, Handling Uncertainty, Fear of Unknown, Mindfulness, Fear of the Unknown, Embracing Uncertainty, Fear and Uncertainty, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

If everything in life was laid out and known in advance, if everything was already understood and nailed down, static and immobile and sure, then there could be no novelty or pleasant surprises. There would be no room at all for creativity, originality, innovation, or adventure.

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Interview With a Philosopher: Lou Marinoff -- Part Two

Tom Morris | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Bill of Rights, Philosophy, The Shuttle, Real Housewives, University of Arizona, Tucson, Institute for Local Government, Guns, Prozac, China, Chinese Philosophy, Bravo, Lou Marinoff, Second Amendment, Neil Armstrong, Tanis Salant, Constitution, Tao, Nasa, Space, Plato, Gabrielle Giffords, Tom Morris, Culture News
Tom Morris

In a free and open society, such as ours, citizens are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Unfortunately, that leaves room for a lot of future criminals and blossoming psychopaths to cross the line without prior intervention or restraint.

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The Surprising Task of Getting Your Child Ready for College

Tom Morris | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Emerson, Graduation, College Straight Ahead, Philosophy, The Balanced Life, Notre Dame, Freshman Advice, College, Freshman, Parenting, Tom Morris, Preparing for College, College News
Tom Morris

As a parent, you have a job this summer that's more important, and perhaps more complex, than you've yet come to appreciate. The main problem is that you don't know what you don't know.

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First Nighter: Tony Nominees Attend Press Meet-and-Greet

David Finkle | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: La Bete, Oskar Eustis, Jerusalem, Daniel Radcliffe, Al Pacino, Patina Miller, National Theatre, Whoopi Goldberg, War Horse, The House of Blue Leaves, Catherine Zeta Jones, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Merchant of Venice, Robin Williams, Tony Awards 2011, Lombardi, Marianne Elliott, Edie Falco, Tony Kushner, Victoria Clark, Tom Morris, Judith Light, Mark Rylance, Sister Act, The Royal Exchange Manchester, The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures, Millennium Hotel, Arts News
David Finkle

The 2011 Tony Award nominations were announced early Tuesday morning, which can only mean that the annual press meet-and-greet erupted -- or something like that -- not quite so early Wednesday morning.

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The Oasis Within

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pain, Difficulty, The Inner Life, Philosophy, Thoughts, Living in the Present, Attitude, Egypt, Positive Attitude, Struggles, Inner Peace, Tranquillity, Tom Morris, Peace, The Power of Thought, Live in the Moment, Inspiration, Living in the Moment, In the Moment, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

A person who can live in his heart in the one rich wide moment that alone is now real is most happy. That person takes his oasis with him wherever he goes.

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A Way To Have Deep Conversations Online... No, Really

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Paul Valery, Philosophy, Kim Kardashian, Bloggers, Twitter, Facebook, Internet, Socrates, Conversations, Social Media, Online Chat, Talk, Tom Morris, Technology, Blogging, Assaf Peretz, Social Networking, Assaf Peretz Thinqon, Hannah Arendt, Thinqon.com, Philosophy Conversation, Online Conversation, Online, Thinqon, Philosophy Online, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

Assaf Peretz has provided a great place online for people to have deep conversations about things that matter: the innovative social website www.THINQon.com.

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Music and Joy

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Philosophy, Age, The Soul, Old Age, Music, The Spirit, Joy, Happiness, Emerson, Troubles, Difficulties, Suffering, Play, The Holocaust, Plato, Tom Morris, Contentment, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

What lifts you up during difficult times? Is there something in your life that can reliably center you? And even more, do you have anything readily av...

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The Quality of Mercy

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Conduct, Philosophy, Graciousness, The Merchant of Venice, Portia, Hamlet, Behavior, Social Behavior, Mercy, Kindness, Random Acts of Kindness, Shakespeare, Tom Morris, Forgiveness, Justice, Polonius, Compassion, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

The church that's my current spiritual home is putting together a short devotional booklet for the upcoming season. And, yes, in case you're wondering...

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Is Life An Ordeal Or A Joy?

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pain, I-Phone, Habits, The Sun Also Rises, Children, Blackberries, Books, Hemingway, Scarlett Thomas, Our Tragic Universe, Thich Nhat Hanh, Happiness, Joy, Fighting, Enjoyment, Difficulties, Play, Mindfulness, The Miracle of Mindfulness, Life, Tom Morris, Hardship, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

Here's a test: Can you ever find a moment of wonder in watching light reflected through ice cubes in a glass? Or do you hardly ever savor the little sparks of mystery and magic all around you?

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Interview With a Philosopher: Secrets That Rule the World

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Canada Gold, Law, Conspiracy Theories, Philosophy, Illusion, Kevin Guilfoile, Chicago, Books, George W. Bush, Brain Science, Las Vegas, Murder, Personal Identity, The Thousand, Interview, Thrillers, Novels, Reality, Tom Morris, Cast of Shadows, Secrets, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

Imagine a secret society of powerful people who might control world events and even mess with your life, a group brought together and set apart by a p...

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Interview With A Philosopher - The Bicycle Lane: Lance, Life, and True Success

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sheryl Crow, Success, Doping, Philosophy, Greg Bassham, Bicycle, Tour De France, Kate Hudson, Tom Morris, Life Success, Cycling, Lance Armstrong, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

I recently caught up with Greg Bassham--a former student of mine at Notre Dame and now a philosophy professor at King's College (PA), as well as an au...

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Heroes Among Us Every Day

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Goodness, Davita, True Success, Car Crash, Screen Gems, Heroes, One Tree Hill, Sundance, Tom Morris, Hero, Heroism, Human Nature, Accidents, Utah, Heroics, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

Wednesday, August 4, 5:40 PM. Outside Screen Gems Film Studios, Wilmington, NC. A large white Toyota pickup truck suddenly accelerated out of the st...

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Interview with a Philosopher: A Class on Porn

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sexualization, Pornography, Education, Philosophy, Socrates, Sex, Taboos, War, Violence, Jenna Jameson, Jacob Held, Tom Morris, Porn, The Unexamined Life, Cultural Taboos, Torture, Hugh Hefner, Playboy, Feminism, Obscenity, Freedom of Speech, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

Hugh Hefner long ago shocked people nationally and sought to make them think in new ways by personally philosophizing about sex, love, and pornography...

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Interview with a Philosopher: Zombies Are People, Too

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dante, Zombies, Christ-Figure, Sin, Theology, Violence, Kim Paffenroth, Tom Morris, Film, George Romero, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

Today I'll be talking with Kim Paffenroth, a philosophical professor of religious studies at Iona College who is fascinated with - of all things - zom...

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Interview With a Philosopher: Only One Person/Over Sixty Jobs.

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Philosophy, Work, Interview, A Philosophy of Work, Tenure, Jobs, Christopher Walken, Academics, Tom Morris, Shannon Kinkaid, Work Ethic, Matthew Broderick, Healthy Living News
Tom Morris

Tom Morris visits with hard working philosopher, Shannon Eric Kincaid, Ph.D., author of a recently finished book, Jobs I've Had. Tom: Hi Shannon. At...

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College: It's not where you get in, but how you come out

Steve Leveen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Admissions, College, Cornell University, John Jaquette, Jeffrey Brenzel, College Admissions Process, Tom Morris, Malcolm Gladwell, Yale, College News
Steve Leveen

As a nation, we devote far fewer resources to helping students suck the marrow from colleges than on how to ace the SAT

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So... Are You Going to Write in That New Book?

Steve Leveen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Footprint Leaver, Preservationist, Alexandra Stoddard, Tom Morris, Will Provine, Les Standiford, Writing in Books, Margins, Writing, Christmas, New Books, Books, Marginalia, Books News
Steve Leveen

I hope your every holiday wish came true as far as the books you wanted. Are you going to write in them?

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Twisdom: Twitter Wisdom

Tom Morris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Oprah Winfrey, Wisdom, Twitter, Tom Morris, News, Ashton Kutcher, Twisdom, Media News
Tom Morris

Wisdom crops up in a surprising way on Twitter. I call the phenomenon, "Twisdom."

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What is Work? Part I: New Definitions

Sharon Glassman | Posted 05.27.2011

Read More: Aristotle, Work, Plato, Living, Poor Richard's Almanack, Tom Morris, How Stuff Works, Benjamin Franklin, James Brown, Happiness, Style News
Sharon Glassman

Today, when so many Americans are out of it, changing it, and doing it for themselves, has the definition of work changed?

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If Aristotle Ran General Motors

Tom Morris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aristotle, Tom Morris, Philosophy, General Motors, Truth, Corporate America, Rick Wagoner, Detroit-Michigan, Business News
Tom Morris

Goodness is important in many forms. An automaker should care about its customers, and design cars for us that are good in many ways -- safe, reliable, inexpensive to operate, and well designed to meet our needs.

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