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Why Humans are Born Fit for Freedom (Part I) [new The Good Life column]

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The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: ““People are scum.” “Mankind is a moral wasteland.” “I’m ashamed to be human.” “Whenever cynics express themselves, I’m tempted to retort that philosophy is autobiography and they should put their claims in the first-person: “I am scum.” “I am a moral wasteland.” “I’m ashamed to be me.” “A colleague once took me up […]

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German translation of “The Best Work of the Best Minds”

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My article, “The Best Work of the Best Minds,” is available in German translation. The text is below, and here is a PDF version. Here also is a Kindle version of the original English article. * * * Die höchsten Leistungen der besten Verstände Stephen R. C. Hicks Übersetzung von Anja Hartleb-Parson Ich sitze am

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New addition in Philosophy’s Longest Sentences competition

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Which philosopher writes the most mind-numbingly long sentences? Ken Brown sends in a new contender — a 179 word-marathon from John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism: “But inasmuch as the cultivation in ourselves of a sensitive feeling on the subject of veracity, is one of the most useful, and the enfeeblement of that feeling one of the

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O poder não corrompe — o caráter é o que realmente importa

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Em colunas anteriores, tratamos sobre sexo e dinheiro. Agora, vamos falar de poder. Assim como o sexo e o dinheiro — e a maioria das coisas importantes da vida — muitas bobagens são ditas sobre o poder. Talvez a principal de todas elas seja a frase frequentemente citada “o poder corrompe, e o poder absoluto corrompe absolutamente”.  Através de

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“Should I Marry You?” Answers From the Philosophers [new The Good Life column]

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The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “Romance is in the air, and even the lovers of wisdom are not immune from its allure. “So here is a round-up of philosophers talking to their sweethearts – collected from conversations overheard at smoky cafés, college libraries, mountain paths, and seminar rooms the world over. The Aristotelian: “I

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Transcript: William Kline on market-based business ethics

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New transcription: Dr. William Kline spoke at Rockford University on business ethics. My follow-up interview with him on the main points of his talk are below in video and transcribed-text form: Interview with William Kline, Ph.D., on Business Ethics Interview conducted at Rockford College by Stephen Hicks, Ph.D. The Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship Hicks:

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