Stephen Hicks

Is philosophy pointless blather or a necessity of human life? 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 […]

Join me on the 4th of November for the 2021 Atlas Society Gala In Malibu, CA. TAS description and flyer: Featuring Venture Capitalist and PayPal Founder Peter Thiel, as well as Philosopher and Professor Dr. Stephen Hicks.

Adapted from New Statesman and Society. 1. What two books or authors had the greatest influence on your philosophical development? 2. Name one profound film, book, play, poem, and/or song that you would most like everyone to see, hear, or read. Film: Book: Play: Poem: Music: 3. Which three philosophers, living or dead, do you

Via Felix Mueller, I learn that Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is the top most-cited book in social science. For those wanting a primer and a critique, here is my Open College podcast, “Thomas Kuhn’s De-structuring Science.” Here also is my eight-point Executive Summary of Kuhn’s book for Atlas University’s course on Objectivity.

2017 talk, at the beginning of his remarkable trajectory as a public intellectual. Print and e-book version of Explaining Postmodernism here. Audiobook version of Explaining Postmodernism here.