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February 28, 2022
What kind of race is life? Four one-line answers
1. Each individual brings to the starting line whatever assets they have—and the race is on. To the swiftest go the prizes. 2. But not everyone starts the race with an equal chance to win. So we should handicap the fastest to equalize the abilities of all. 3. Life should a collective going forward together, …
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Germany-Poland-Russia 1939 and 2021
These two images are 82 years apart. A German and a Soviet officer shaking hands at the end of the Invasion of Poland, October 1939. 2. Poles saying no to both German National Socialism and Russian Soviet Socialism in 2021.
February 27, 2022
Institutional Racism example: Social Security
Individual and institutional versions of racism exist (though “structural” and “systematic” do not). An example of the institutional kind is Social Security, the forced retirement savings plan mandated by the US government: Suppose a black man and a white man start working at age 18, doing the same kind of work and earning the same …
February 26, 2022
Education Theory 10: Behaviorism and B.F. Skinner
15-lecture series by Professor Stephen R.C. Hicks, Rockford University. Part Ten: Behaviorism and Education. What did the major Behaviorist thinkers, and B.F. Skinner in particular, believe and how they apply it to education? Previous lectures in the series: Part One: Introduction: What is the purpose of education, and what is philosophy’s relevance? Part Two: Reality: …
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February 25, 2022
Dancers and those who can’t hear the music
“Those who dance are thought to be insane by those who cannot hear the music.” (Channeling Germaine de Staël)
Christians of the world, unite? (Under Putin)
Russia as the surprise center of internationalism: 1922: Workers of the world, unite! Lenin channeling Karl Marx. 2022: Christians of the world, unite! Putin, channeled by these guys:
February 24, 2022
Stephen Hicks: Next week’s Ask me Anything about Philosophy
The Atlas Society at Clubhouse Join the Atlas Society Senior Scholar Dr. Stephen Hicks on Wednesday, March 2 @ 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET for a special “Ask Me Anything About Philosophy” event where Dr. Hicks will take up your questions on philosophy and questions from our 63K Instagram followers. Not yet on Clubhouse. Use this link HERE to get …
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February 23, 2022
From Wisconsin lecture trip: Hayek quotation
My three-lecture tour got me this photo op:
In Case You Missed It: The Atlas Society Asks Stephen Hicks
Here’s a wide-ranging interview of philosopher Stephen Hicks by The Atlas Society’s CEO Jennifer Grossman about philosophy, Objectivism, the rise of Woke culture, the debates over racism, and his career. Also on the Atlas Society YouTube Channel. Related: Stephen Hicks video lecture on Objectivism, Rand, and Montessori Education
The Anti-Capitalism Course: “Elitist Versus the Working Man’s Socialisms”
With Professor Stephen Hicks The third session of The Anti-Capitalism Course will be: “Elitist Versus the Working Man’s Socialisms.” Link to register for the session at Kazm. Reading in preparation for the session: George Orwell, “What about Socialism?” (excerpt from The Road to Wigan Pier, 1937). For those who want the full book: The Road to Wigan Pier (1937). You …
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