On Sunday I will be in Morrison, Illinois, for this open-to-the public talk. Press release:
Dr. Stephen Hicks is Professor of Philosophy and Executive Director of the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship at Rockford University in Rockford, IL. He is the author of six books that have been translated into 20 languages: Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault; Nietzsche and the Nazis; The Art of Reasoning: Readings for Logical Analysis; Entrepreneurial Living; Liberalism Pro and Con; and Eight Philosophies of Education. He has published widely in academic journals, as well as more popular outlets such as The Wall Street Journal. His Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees are from the University of Guelph (Canada) and his Ph.D. in philosophy is from Indiana University (USA).
The Whiteside Forum, established in 1985, is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit community group which sponsors presentations and discussions of issues of importance and interest to the public. Issues chosen for conferences have an international dimension as well as local interest and importance. The organization is supported entirely by individual, special and business contributions and all events are free and open to the public.
Hope you can join us for this exciting presentation. Contact for more information: Marc Adami, marcadami53@gmail.com.
Professor Hicks’s notes:
“Ethics and Current Ideological Movements,” Stephen R. C. Hicks, Professor of Philosophy, Rockford University
1. Our major debates over politics and science are primarily debates about ethics:
§ Red Pills and the Woke
§ Covid: Liberty and Authority, Science and Skepticism
§ Antifa and taking it to the streets
§ The two Black Lives Matter movements
§ The two Russia-Ukraine responses
2. Progress and Polarization: Are things getting better or worse?
§ Enlightenment successes
§ Is America the new Rome-in-decline case?
§ Is America the new Weimar/Rise-of-National-Socialism case?
3. Claim: It’s a three-way debate, not two way:
§ Moderns, Pre-Moderns, and Post-Moderns
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