Steve Jobs and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (771 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812698894 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Steve Jobs represents a whole range of values and ideas in pluralistic American culture. What can we learn about business ethics from his example? What are the major virtues of a creative innovator? How could Jobs defy conventional business practices? How did he combine values and attitudes previously believed to be unmixable? What does it really mean to think different”? Can entrepreneurs be made or are they just born? If Jobs didn’t make any major inventions, what was his contribution? What does Jobs teach us about the notions of simplicity and functionality in design? How do Jobs’s achievements alter the way we think about technology in relation to human life?Steve Jobs and Philosophy covers vital issues in ethics, business, aesthetics, and technology. He was a barefoot hippy capitalist who did more to change our everyday lives than anyone since Thomas Edison. It includes a fascinating appendix listing all the philosophers mentioned in the book, along with explanations of their lives and key themes in their thoughts.. Coming from modest means and education, he revolutionized several key industries and became fantastically wealthy.In Steve Jobs and Philosophy 16 philosophers examine the inspiring yet often baffling world of Steve Jobs
From the AuthorThe chapters in Steve Jobs and Philosophy cover issues in entrepreneurship, ethics, business, aesthetics, and technology.
Excellent Exploration of Philosophy and Entrepreneurship through the life of Steve Jobs Mike Mertens Shawn Klein has put together an excellent selection of essays for exploring philosophy and entrepreneurship through the example (both positive and negative) of the life of Steve Jobs. For anyone interested in philosophy, entrepreneurship, and/or Steve Jobs, this is an excellent book that will give you plenty to think about and learn from.Here is just a sample of what you will get to begin exploring in reading this book:• The Virtues of Entrepre. Steve Jobs this is a book to help one better understand the man If you have an interest in Steve Jobs this is a book to help one better understand the man. Shawn E. Klein does a nice job here explaining many of the motivators and under-lying internal mechanisms that drove Jobs to follow the path he chose. A unique individual Jobs. The assembled contributions flesh out Jobs' explorations in religion and self-discovery, and how these helped build his life's philosophy.With the chosen pieces, Klein ventures into Jo. Great Read KJCinVA An excellent read that has a lot to offer anyone seeking a deeper appreciation of Steve Jobs the man and his impact on culture. The chapters delve into a wide array of topics from perception and reality to entrepreneurial virtues to Buddhism and authenticity to Pixar and personhood. These topics at best are glossed over by popular biographies and other treatments of one of the most fascinating and richly complex characters of our times. With Klein's