Plato on Censorship and “the Ancient Quarrel between Philosophy and Poetry” Excerpt from Book 10 of The Republic. Written 360 B.C.E. [Socrates and Glaucon in conversation] [Speakers: Socrates and Glaucon in conversation] [Socrates:] Of the many excellences which I perceive in the order of our State, there is none which upon reflection pleases me better […]
In response to a question about some forms of feminism — including Andrea Dworkin’s and Catharine MacKinnon’s — and their connections to postmodernism and censorship. Why Radical Feminists Censor Porn. Four-minutes: Related: This long-form response to two sets of critics of Explaining Postmodernism:
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Contrasting liberal to cancel culture. Image and text versions below, should you want to modify for yourself. Cancel Culture defined Liberal Culture Cancel Culture Range of opinion? Expect diversity of Expect uniformity of Attitude toward those who disagree? Tolerance of the eccentric Hostility to the deviant Atmosphere encouraged? Benevolence Fear
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Twitter has banned my Open College Podcast series. Just heard from my publisher in Toronto. They appealed but no explanation from the Twitterati. Surprised/not surprised laughter inside my head right now. More later. https://www.stephenhicks.org/audio-publications/open-college-with-stephen-hicks/
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A new episode of my podcast series, produced by Possibly Correct out of Toronto. Audio: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Google Play Spotify Topics: The challenge of extreme cases // Hitler’s Mein Kampf in particular // Joke: A German asks how many Poles it takes to change a lightbulb // Hard questions related to the Nazi history // Can
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Summary: Oberlin College students (and some administrators) behaved badly. The local business they targeted responded with a lawsuit for damages. The court agrees, ordering Oberlin to pay $11 million. The down-the-road response? Colleges everywhere will take note, and worried number-cruncher administrators will urge further restrictions on campus speech and action. So: (1) Bad ideology on
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[The following is a translation into Polish of my “Is Republishing Hitler’s *Mein Kampf* the Correct Decision?” Thanks to Professor Piotr Kostyło for making this translation possible.] Czy ponowna publikacja książki Adolfa Hitlera Mein Kampf jest słuszną decyzją? Po długich dekadach obowiązywania zakazu, niemieckie władze wyrażają zgodę na ponowną publikację książki Adolfa Hitlera Mein Kampf.
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