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TODAY: Rand & Montessorian Autonomy [Education’s Villains and Heroes course]

Today is our sixth session of the free online course “Education’s Villains and Heroes”, when we will discuss Ayn Rand, Maria Montessori, and education for free and self-responsible living. * Reading to prepare for this session: Rand’s “The Comprachicos” and selected quotations. Montessori’s The Montessori Method and selected quotations. * Link to register: ZOOM. Here’s the full eight-session series. To see …

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Justifying liberal capitalism — flowchart

Reprising this chart which integrates the major answers to the question: What makes liberal capitalism good? The chart diagrams the positive claims about liberal capitalism by its defenders — John Locke, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Ludwig von Mises, Ayn Rand, Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, and others. For elaboration, see my book Liberalism Pro and …

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On masochists and the Golden Rule

John Stuart Mill: “To do as one would be done by, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, constitute the ideal perfection of utilitarian morality.” Stephen Hicks: “Unless one is a masochist.” (Image by Roland Topor, 1960.) Related: John Stuart Mill’s great work on liberty of thought and expression:

Is Foucault a Neo-Marxist? Nietzschean datum

In an interview, Foucault responds: “I am simply a Nietzschean, and I try as far as possible, on a certain number of issues, to see with the help of Nietzsche’s texts” (1989, 471). Source: Foucault Live (Interviews, 1961-1984). Edited by Sylvère Lotringer. Translated by Lysa Hochroth and John Johnston. New York: Semiotext(e), 1989, p. 471.) …

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Announcement: Visiting Professorship in Poland at UKW

I’m happy to announce that this winter I will be visiting professor at the University of Kasimir the Great. I’ll be teaching a course for graduate students on the theme of Entrepreneurial Education, as well as giving some public talks on philosophical topics. Thanks very much especially to Professor Piotr Kostyło for enabling my visit. …

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La Naturaleza Humana Es Muy Inmoral para la Libertad [*Liberalism: Pro & Con* en Español] 

Quince argumentos para el Capitalismo Liberal: Este post va a formar parte de una serie de argumentos del libro “Liberalism: Pro & Con” de Stephen Hicks en español. Pueden encontrar todos los argumentos que serán publicados en orden en el siguiente link: Liberalism: Pro & Con en español. EN CONTRA Argumento 2: La naturaleza humana …

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Liberalism: Pro & Con* en Español coming soon

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: In this primer, we take up the best arguments for and …

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Next Week: Rand & Montessorian Autonomy [Education’s Villains and Heroes course]

Next Wednesday 9th we will have our sixth session of the online course “Education’s Villains and Heroes”, where we will talk about Ayn Rand and her view on Montessorian Autonomy * Reading to prepare for this session: Ayn Rand, “The Comprachicos” and selected quotations. Maria Montessori, The Montessori Method and selected quotations. * Link to register: ZOOM. To see more of …

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TODAY: “Ask Us Anything About Philosophy” with Stephen Hicks and David Kelley

Join Senior Scholar Stephen Hicks, Ph.D, and Atlas Society founder David Kelley, Ph.D, TODAY @ 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET for a special 90-minute “Ask Us Anything About Philosophy” event where the duo will answer YOUR most pressing philosophical questions. Not yet on Clubhouse? RSVP for the event HERE.

“Ask Us Anything About Philosophy” with David Kelley and Stephen Hicks

Join Senior Scholar Stephen Hicks, Ph.D., and Atlas Society founder David Kelley, Ph.D., Wednesday, November 2 @ 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET for a special 90-minute “Ask Us Anything About Philosophy” event when the duo will answer your most pressing philosophical questions. Not yet on Clubhouse? RSVP for the event HERE.