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July Book Club: Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault.

With the participation of Professor Hicks The Atlas Society Book Club will have Stephen Hicks in the hot seat on July 25th at 4:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET to discuss all things Postmodern and his book, Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault. In Explaining Postmodernism, Hicks provides fresh insights into the debates underlying the furor over …

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Angels on the Head of a Pin, by Alexander Calandra

Angels on a Pin (The Barometer Story) By Alexander Calandra Some time ago, I received a call from a colleague who asked if I would be the referee on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physics question, while the student claimed …

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El Capitalismo Liberal Aumenta la Libertad [*Liberalism: Pro & Con* en Español]

Quince argumentos para el Capitalismo Liberal: Este post va a formar parte de una serie de argumentos del libro “Liberalism: Pro & Con” de Stephen Hicks en español. Pueden encontrar todos los argumentos que serán publicados en orden en el siguiente link: Liberalism: Pro & Con en español. Argumento 1: El Capitalismo Liberal aumenta la …

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Beyond both Woke Academia and Conservative Post-liberalism — with Dr. Michael Robillard and Stephen Hicks

The Patriot Philosopher and I took up seven questions: 1.) Can you tell us about your academic background. What compelled you toward this path in life? Did you always want to be or envision yourself as a public intellectual? 2.) In your influential work, Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault, you offer a unique …

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James Lindsay interviews on woke, CRT, and the roots of postmodernism

Jennifer Grossman recently interviewed James Lindsay for The Atlas Society Asks: Last year, Dr. Lindsay and I were hosted by Michael O’Fallon, which yielded these two interviews:

Rousseau & Emotionalist Collectivism [Education’s Villains and Heroes course]

Third session next week In this third session of the online course “Education’s Villains and Heroes” we will discuss Rousseau’s influential philosophy of education. * Reading to prepare for this session: Jean-Jacques Rousseau on early childhood education, excerpts from Émile (1762): Books I and II. * Link to register: ZOOM. To see more of our …

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TODAY: “Ask Me Anything About Philosophy” with Stephen Hicks

New Clubhouse meeting today with Stephen Hicks; moderated by Jennifer Grossman. Join our Senior Scholar, Dr. Stephen Hicks Wednesday, July 6 @ 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET for a special “Ask Me Anything About Philosophy” event where Dr. Hicks will be answering your questions on philosophy and questions from our 64K Instagram followers. Not yet on Clubhouse, …

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*Liberalism: Pro & Con* en Español coming soon

My Liberalism: Pro and Con has been translated into Spanish by Fermin Elizalde. We will be serially publishing here each part prior to the publication of the book as a whole. Find the English version here: Amazon. From the blurb for the English edition: In this primer, we take up the best arguments for and …

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“Ask Me Anything About Philosophy” with Stephen Hicks

Join our Senior Scholar, Dr. Stephen Hicks Wednesday, July 6 @ 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET for a special “Ask Me Anything About Philosophy” event where Dr. Hicks will be answering your questions on philosophy and questions from our 64K Instagram followers. Not yet on Clubhouse and interested to check it out? We’ve got you covered. Use …

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What Moves History: An Introduction to the Philosophy of History by Stephen R C Hicks [In Case You Missed It]

What Moves History? An Introduction to the Philosophy of History By Stephen R. C. Hicks Topic Outline: Introduction: Why Rome’s Collapse, Renaissance, Modern Revolutions? History and Philosophy of History Philosophy of history’s three types of questions: 1. Metaphysical Questions about History Divine Causation? Materialist Causation? Volitional Causation? Individual or Collective Causation? Does History Have a …

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