Strong Minds

After the staggering slaughter of back-to-back world wars, the West embraced the ideal of the "open society." The promise: By liberating ourselves from the old attachments to nation, clan, and religion that had fueled centuries of violence, we could build a prosperous world without borders, freed from dogmas and managed by experts.

Western philosophy is a vast intellectual tradition, the product of thousands of years of revolutionary thought built up by a rich collection of brilliant minds. When most of us study philosophy, we're focusing only on the Western intellectual tradition brought about by people such as Aristotle, Descartes, and Nietzsche. But to understand the Western intellectual tradition is to only get half of the story.

Explore the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Human Cognition to Unlock New Frontiers in Technology

Inside the Minds: Managing for Profit Centers is an indispensable guide for company leaders in any industry looking to expand their business and grow their profits. Featuring Presidents and CEOs representing some of the nation’s fastest growing private companies, this book provides targeted, specific advice from a wide range of leading executives. Authors raise critical points about how to identify a company’s main profit centers and strategically build upon these strongholdings. Each chapter articulates key and fundamental strategies for growing profits in both strong, as well as unstable economies, and offers advice on the finer points of business – from leveraging key technologies to effective risk management, touching upon everything in between. This title is a must-read for executives across all industries in search for practical, strategic plans for increasing profits and sustaining long-term business growth.