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April 18, 2022
*Liberalism: Pro & Con* en Español
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: Why take up the strongest arguments? In this primer, we take …
Mis artículos en español (My articles in Spanish): “Explicando el Posmodernismo, la crisis del socialismo”
Explicando el Posmodernismo, la crisis del socialismo Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. Traducido al Español por Barbarroja Ediciones, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2014. English. Via Amazon España.
April 17, 2022
Philosophers’ Insults
Sample insults by philosophers that are true to their style: Heraclitus: “Why don’t you just flux off.” Aristotle: “All men by nature desire to know — just not about you.” Schopenhauer: “Your mind — so narrow that even the will to nothingness can’t find an opening.” Plato: “All in all, you’re just another shadow on …
April 16, 2022
White Privilege, Truth, and Agency — discussion with Lucas Skrobot
Stephen Hicks highlights underlying philosophical assumptions in discussions of race and racism. In Part 1, we evaluate claims such as the subjectivity of truth, life as a zero-sum game, and valuing group identity over individuality. Dr. Hicks is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA. What to listen for: 1. How are you viewing the …
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April 15, 2022
Interview for Gazeta de Povo, Brazil, on culture wars versus optimism about the future
Maria Clara Vieira, Editor, Gazeta de Povo, March 2022Interview of Stephen R. C. Hicks To see the interview in Portuguese you can go to this link: Gazeta do Povo “The fight with Wokism will get ugly, but rationality will prevail” Stephen Hicks 1) In conservative and “classic liberal” environments in Brazil, there is great concern …
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Brazil tour ends, Argentina next
My three talks in Brazil came to a satisfactory conclusion, and I am grateful to all those who made the tour possible. * “Freedom of Expression — versus Postmodernism.” IFL, SFL, ARCLA, INSPER in Sao Paulo * “Democracy’s Decline?” Atlantos conference in Porto Alegre * “Are the Culture Wars the New Cold War?” Forum da …
Montessori quote on choice in education
On her schools: And I repeat this contrast quotation from Kant: For more, from my Philosophy of Education series. Montessori, at time 1:35:49 in this video, in connection with Objectivist philosopher Ayn Rand’s endorsement of Montessori’s principles: Kant, at 1:14:53 time in this video, in context of discussing Idealist philosophies principles and Plato’s and Kant’s …
April 14, 2022
“Socialism: Impractical & Immoral”: Students for Liberty with Stephen Hicks [In Case You Missed It]
Atlas Society Senior Scholar Stephen Hicks & Elizabeth Hayes of Students For Liberty Discuss The Immorality & Impracticality of Socialism. What is Socialism? Is it moral or immoral? What explains its continued popularity despite its history of failures? Recorded in Washington, DC, Professor Hicks responds to interviewer Elizabeth Hayes in this interview. Related: “The Crisis …
April 13, 2022
TODAY: The Anti-Capitalism Course: “Next Generation Socialism?”
With Stephen Hicks, Ph.D The fourth session of The Anti-Capitalism Course will be “Next Generation Socialism?” Link to register for the session at Kazm. Reading in preparation for the session: Robert Heilbroner, “Socialism” (1993). And for the ambitious, Heilbroner’s earlier “What Is Socialism?”, Dissent Magazine (1978). You can also check out the first three sessions at Kazm.
April 12, 2022
“Friedrich Nietzsche in Three Parts” — Sprouts Schools animation
Trailer/excerpt here. From the description: “Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher and cultural critic whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. Unfortunately, Nietzsche was often misunderstood, demonized, and later misused by the Nazis. “Many of you repeatedly asked us to cover Nietzsche’s thought-provoking ideas. We very lucky to have collaborated on …
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