Stephen Hicks

Anaesthesia as immoral and illegal — King James of Scotland edition

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James I of Scotland: “James was an early opponent of painless childbirth. … one of the King’s subjects, a gentlewoman named Eufame MacAlyane, was suffering unbearable pain during the birth of her twin sons. In desperation, she sought pain-relief from Agnes Sampson, reportedly a witch. MacAlyane thereby violated God’s command in Gen. 3:16: “Unto the woman […]

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Does faith make us weak? | Philosophy for Real Life (6 of 22) | Stephen Hicks

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Two-minute answers to key questions about philosophy, politics, art, and the meaning of life. Now: Does faith make one weak? Filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full series is published at the CEE Video Channel. Description: At some point in our lives, we each ask ourselves the big questions. How we respond has great impact

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Is Politics connected to Philosophy? | Philosophy for Real Life (8 of 22) | Stephen Hicks

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Two-minute answers to key questions about philosophy, politics, art, and the meaning of life. Filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full series is published at the CEE Video Channel. Description: At some point in our lives, we each ask ourselves the big questions. How we respond has great impact on our lives. Some accept easy

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Absolutist activism, skeptical relativism — or both?

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How can activists so frequently say “There’s no real truth and values are subjective” in one breath but then act physically — and sometimes violently — to impose their agenda absolutely? An explanatory quotation from exactly one hundred years ago: “Everything I have said and done in these last years is relativism by intuition. If

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Encroaching Darkness series: With James Lindsay and Stephen Hicks

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My paired conversations in the Encroaching Darkness series, “The Seeds of Collectivism” and “Encroaching Darkness.” Hosted by Michael O’Fallon and featuring James Lindsay and me in conversation. Description: When you listen to the moral language and rhetoric of our culture today, you less often hear appeals to “personal responsibility” and “rugged individualism” — and more

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Does everyone have an implicit philosophy ? | Philosophy for Real Life (4 of 22) | Stephen Hicks

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Two-minute answers to key questions about philosophy, politics, art, and the meaning of life. Filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full series is published at the CEE Video Channel. Description: At some point in our lives, we each ask ourselves the big questions. How we respond has great impact on our lives. Some accept easy

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