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April 21, 2022
Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand [In Case You Missed It]
Don’t miss this reading by Stephen Hicks of his scholarly article “Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand,” published in The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies (10:2, Spring 2009), pp. 249-91.
April 20, 2022
When Hegesias the Cyrenaic was “cancelled” in Alexandria
A prominent Cyrenaic named Hegesias, author of a book called *Death by Starvation*, lectured in Alexandria. He taught the doctrine of withdrawing from a malevolent world. The only way to avoid pain is suppress and/or rid oneself of desire. The goal of life is to pain avoidance—to the point that death is preferable to life. …
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April 19, 2022
Compulsory state education: Why Germany was first
On the connections between philosophy and politicizing education: “Kant’s philosophic successors, Fichte and Hegel, elaborated the idea that the chief function of the state is educational; that in particular the regeneration of Germany is to be accomplished by an education carried on in the interests of the state, and that the private individual is of …
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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 …
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