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January 2, 2022
Ressentiment — clip from James Lindsay discussion
Working definition of ressentiment — a stew of envy and self-loathing that has curdled for a long time. Part of the Encroaching Darkness series.
January 1, 2022
Critical Theory and/or Postmodernism: Hicks, Lindsay, O’Fallon
James Lindsay and I had two conversations about postmodernism and critical theory, hosted by Michael O’Fallon: The Seeds of Collectivism.Encroaching Darkness.
December 31, 2021
Marx now matters less than Rousseau
I was jointly interviewed by two smart younger guys, Truman of Return to Reason and Kevin of Engineering Politics: What are the major differences between Karl Marx’s socialism and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s socialism? Is Rousseau really more important than Marx in today’s culture wars? What does being an adult mean, now that we’re so rich and …
December 30, 2021
Nietzsche: Masters and Slaves [Sprouts collaboration, Part 3]
Sprouts educational animators and Professor Stephen Hicks collaborated to produce this 3-part series on Nietzsche’s analysis of master/slave psychologies and moralities. Here’s the seven-minute Part 3:
Death by doctor — the king’s medical treatment
Source: Nathan Belofsky, Strange Medicine: A Shocking History of Real Medical Practices Through the Ages (Penguin, 2013), p. 116. Online at Google Books. [If only the goat had been from West India. Classic mistake.] But seriously: Why? The best theories, diligently applied: We’ve read the texts, with their mix of ancient traditions, magic, and alchemy. …
December 29, 2021
The Anti-Capitalism Course: The Revolutionary Proletariat Versus Capitalism
With Dr. Stephen Hicks Session 1 Dr. Hicks is excited to announce that The Anti-Capitalism Course is set to begin the evening of Wednesday, January 12th, live on KAZM (formerly JUNTO) for Atlas Intellectuals. The course will be free online and live. “Capitalism has been a major success in the modern world, yet it continues to …
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Texts in Philosophy — late-2021 additions
For use in my courses, additions to my Texts in Philosophy page. Hannah Arendt, “The Crisis in Education” (1954). Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations, Books I and II (167 C.E.). Otto Dietrich, “The Philosophical Foundations of National-Socialism: A Call to Arms of the German Mind” (1934). Gottfried Feder, Manifesto for the Abolition of Enslavement to Interest on Money …
December 28, 2021
Uncompromised Talk — with Ron Renaud
Reviving this conversation with Ron Renaud on what matters from the history of philosophy, what’s up with the chaos at universities, and subjectivity vs. objectivity Related: Stephen Hicks in conversation with Jordan Peterson (U. of Toronto), John Anderson (former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia), and the Triggernometry duo, Francis and Konstantin (London, England).
December 27, 2021
There’s a logic to the trendline of postmodern art
Related: “From Modern to Postmodern Art and Beyond: Why Art became Ugly.” Foundation for the Advancement of art lecture.
December 26, 2021
Education Theory 5: Ethics. What Is the Good Life?
15-lecture series by Professor Stephen R.C. Hicks, Rockford University. Part Five: Ethics: If education is to prepare students for living the best possible life, what is that? Previous lectures in the series: Part One: What is the purpose of education, and what is philosophy’s relevance? Part Two: Reality: Metaphysics and Education. The Creation Story, the …
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