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Nietzsche on Kant, and his influence upon Postmodernism [Pope Lecture]

In this invited lecture, Dr. Hicks surveys key educational ideas from pre-modern times, the modern era, and our post-modern times. Ancient education often stressed discipline, obedience and rule following, while modern thinkers such as Galileo, Locke, and Montaigne stressed independent judgment and the power of reason. He then examines a series postmodern (and fellow-traveler) thinkers …

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Jordan B. Peterson and Stephen R. C. Hicks: “Postmodernism: History and Diagnosis” [In Case You Missed It]

Jordan B. Peterson interviewed Stephen R. C. Hicks about postmodernism, its history, and its diagnosis. Jordan Bernt Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist, YouTube personality, author, and a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. Stephen Hicks is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, Illinois. For related videos on postmodernism and philosophy, please visit our CEE Video Channel.

Entrevista a Stephen Hicks: “A briga com o wokismo vai ficar feia, mas a racionalidade prevalecerá” Leia mais em: Gazeta do Povo

Gazeta do Povo Para ver a entrevista acesse este site: Gazeta do Povo

Today: “Free Expression—versus Postmodernism.” Talk in São Paulo, Brazil

Liberdade de Expressão e Pós-Modernismo. I will be speaking in English at this co-sponsored, public event.

TODAY: Stephen Hicks: Ask Me Anything about Ethics

Join us on this “Ask Me Anything about Ethics” event. Join our Senior Scholar, Dr. Stephen Hicks Wednesday, April 6 @ 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET for a special “Ask Me Anything About Ethics” event where Dr. Hicks will be answering your questions on ethics and questions from our 63K Instagram followers. Not yet on Clubhouse, and …

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The Anti-Capitalism Course: “Next Generation Socialism?” Next week.

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.

“The Nazis were Socialist” — really?

From 2006, an eight-minute documentary clip with my answer. Topics covered: (1) National Socialist philosophy, (2) the Nazi Party’s original 25-point platform — collectivism, economic socialism, nationalism, authoritarianism — (3) negotiations to merge with the German Socialist Party, (4) Hitler and Goebbels speeches on socialism, and (5) the symbolism of the swastika. From 2006, an …

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Brazil: Fórum da Liberdade: Voçê é Livre para Discordar?

My talk on the theme: Are the Culture Wars the new Cold War? Inscrição (link to site).

Mis artículos en español (My articles in Spanish): “¿Por Qué Los Posmodernos Entrenan—No Educan—Activistas?”

¿Por Qué Los Posmodernos Entrenan—No Educan—Activistas? Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. He aquí por qué adoctrinar a los niños tiene mucho sentido para los posmodernistas. Traducido al Español por Fermin Elizalde, 2019. PDF English: “Why Postmoderns Train—Not Educate—Activists,” James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, March 2019. Audio version. Portuguese Translation.

Six Education Philosophies so far

Each a full-lecture explanation of the philosophy in general and its applications to curriculum, selection of teachers, methods of instruction, assessment, and school design. The six are: Idealism, Realism, Pragmatism, Behaviorism, Existentialism, and Objectivism. Two more forthcoming: Marxism, Postmodernism. Related: The full course.