Stephen Hicks

My speaking schedule March-June 2014

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March 4, Ventura, CA, The Representational Art Conference. Topic: “Why Philosophy Matters to Representational Art.” March 5, Thousand Oaks, CA, California Lutheran University. Topic: “Postmodernism and Its Discontents.” March 13-15, Indianapolis, IN, Liberty Fund Socratic Seminar. Topic: David Rose’s The Moral Foundation of Economic Behavior. April 3, Stockholm, Sweden, Timbro. Topic: Release of Swedish translation […]

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The ancient quarrel — philosophy and poetry, Russian style

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In Book 10 of The Republic, Plato remarks that there is an “ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry” — with poets and philosophers battling for intellectual and moral superiority. It seems that some contemporary Russians have turned Plato’s inter-disciplinary war into a pair of intra-disciplinary battles. Datum 1 — poetry: “Russian ‘kills friend in argument

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The Innovator’s DNA — and Montessori education

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Hal Gregersen, co-author of The Innovator’s DNA (Harvard Business Review Press, 2011), identifies the often-shared traits of innovators, but then makes this striking point about how the innovative became innovative: “‘It’s fascinating when we interview these famous entrepreneurs to realise that they grew up in worlds where adults paid attention to these innovation skills.’ Most

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Question about economic freedom and British history

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According to the 2014 Heritage index, the six most economically free nations are Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Canada. Question: Is it a coincidence that five of the six are former British colonies? Follow-up questions: * If not a coincidence, what did the British do in their colonies to enable this legacy

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John Chisholm — “Unleash Your Inner Company” talk

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In this 20-minute “Unleash Your Inner Company” talk, entrepreneur John Chisholm (San Francisco) discusses: * the values that motivate entrepreneurs; * the mutually-reinforcing traits of passion and perseverance; * finding unique customers needs; * fitting those needs to one’s own uniqueness, strengths, and weakness; * how entrepreneurs are leaders; * his own entrepreneurial experiences; *

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