Advocate
Mary Parker Follett
Reframes conflict as a chance for integration and power as something created with others.
1868–1933 · Leadership · Organizational Thought
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power-with encourages collaboration
power-with encourages collaboration has been examined across 1 published debate.
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Critic
René Descartes
Uses radical doubt, clarity, mind-body questions, and rational foundations to examine knowledge and certainty.
1596–1650 · Metaphysics · Modern Philosophy
Debates that tested this idea
Preventing Humanity’s Misguided Pursuit of Power and Control
15 Jul 2026 · Baruch Spinoza, René Descartes, Mary Parker Follett
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Preventing Humanity’s Misguided Pursuit of Power and Control