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October 2, 2022
The first ten *Philosophers, Explained* now published
The published series now includes: 1 Immanuel Kant on the limits of reason. Critique of Pure Reason. 2 William James on pacifism and defeating militarism. “The Moral Equivalent of War.” 3 Galileo Galilei on not persecuting scientists, “Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina.” 4 Arachne and Athena on religion and ethics. From Greek Mythology. 5 …
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October 1, 2022
“How can the bird that is born for joy sit in a cage and sing?”
“How can the bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing?” From William Blake’s poem, “The Schoolboy,” collected in Songs of Innocence and of Experience (1789). The full poem: I love to rise in a summer morn, When the birds sing on every tree;The distant huntsman winds his horn, And the skylark sings …
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Speaking at The Atlas Society 2022 Gala
JOIN US NEXT THURSDAY 6TH! I will be participating in two talks/panels at this gala event in California’s glamorous Calamigos Ranch, just outside Malibu. The evening celebration will honor entrepreneur Michael Saylor of MicroStrategy, and the day events will include discussions by philosopher David Kelley, economist Richard Salsman, philosopher Jason Hill, and political commentator Robert …
September 30, 2022
On the heavy weight of history: *Reality Demands* by Wisława Szymborska
Reality demandsthat we also mention this:Life goes on.It continues at Cannae and Borodino,at Kosovo Polje and Guernica. There’s a gas stationon a little square in Jericho,and wet painton park benches in Bila Hora.Letters fly back and forthbetween Pearl Harbor and Hastings,a moving van passesbeneath the eye of the lion at Chaeronea,and the blooming orchards near …
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Urdu translation of *Explaining Postmodernism*—update
Professor Nazir Azad’s translation into Urdu of my Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault will be published this month, October 2022. Urdu is the first or second language of 230 million people in Pakistan and India. Information about other editions and translations of the book is here, including the audiobook edition below:
September 29, 2022
Dewey & Pragmatic Democracy [Education’s Villains and Heroes course]
The next session of our online course “Education’s Villains and Heroes”: October 12, when we will discuss John Dewey & Pragmatic Democracy. * Reading to prepare for this session: Excerpt from Democracy in Education (1916). * Link to register: ZOOM. To see more of our courses and related topics, visit Atlas Intellectuals. Related: Professor Hicks’s online course …
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September 28, 2022
El Capitalismo Liberal Lleva a la Paz Internacional [*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. Argumento 13: El capitalismo liberal lleva a …
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September 27, 2022
Professor Walsh gives an “A” to a Jain monk
Refreshing this story from Francis Kane, professor of philosophy and former colleague of Professor George Walsh at Salisbury State University, in a eulogy delivered November 21, 2001. The phone rang one Friday afternoon (I’ll never forget): “Fran, I’m going to be fired!” “George, you’re not going to be fired.” “Yes, I am! Something horrible has …
September 26, 2022
The recurring socialism/fascism cycle — Mises observation
A reminder of this prescient remark from Mises’ Liberalism — a book published in 1927: “Fascism can triumph today because universal indignation at infamies committed by the socialist and communists has obtained for it the sympathies of wide circles. But when the fresh impression of the crimes of the Bolsheviks has paled, the socialist program …
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Beyond the “illusion of freedom and dignity” — Education Theory 10
15-lecture series by Professor Stephen R.C. Hicks, Rockford University. Part Eight: Realism 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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