According to Hannah Arendt (born this day), once you are goal-oriented you are no longer free, because the goal sets the agenda for how you think and act. Thus, a goal- oriented society inevitably becomes totalitarian once it enshrines a certain principle as its end. Even equality. Even dignity. Even liberty. Any single value, unchecked, leads to oppression. Though we could say pluralism does not avoid this conundrum, either.
Are You Free or Goal-Oriented?
Are You Free or Goal-Oriented?
Are You Free or Goal-Oriented?
According to Hannah Arendt (born this day), once you are goal-oriented you are no longer free, because the goal sets the agenda for how you think and act. Thus, a goal- oriented society inevitably becomes totalitarian once it enshrines a certain principle as its end. Even equality. Even dignity. Even liberty. Any single value, unchecked, leads to oppression. Though we could say pluralism does not avoid this conundrum, either.