As part of an invited lecture series, I led several seminars on the topic The Best Arguments against Free-market Capitalism. The format is Socratic and the participants are professors at my host, Francisco Marroquín University. In this second seminar, we take up the arguments that: a) We live in a world of scarce resources, and […]
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At Francisco Marroquín University, I led a series of seminars on the Best Arguments against Free-market Capitalism. The format is Socratic, with lively back-and-forth between me and an impressive group of UFM professors. In first session, we take up the argument that Free-market capitalism is dog-eat-dog. The video’s editor, Luis Barrueto, provides a useful thematic
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‘Tis the season for Christmas carols, revised for philosophical accuracy, with explanatory links, just for fun. Sigmund Freud: I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus Underneath the mistletoe last night. But with therapy I think that I Should recover and become all right. . William James: Angels we have heard while high. . . . Jean-Jacques
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More data showing that culture, not race, is crucial to educational performance: “Africans outperform African-Americans in Seattle schools: Even the children of destitute Somali refugees do better.” From the Seattle Times report: “African-American students whose primary language is English perform significantly worse in math and reading than black students who speak another language at home
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I am neither Catholic nor Protestant, so I do not have a dog in that fight but rather a cultural history question about the financially bankrupt PIGS or PIIGS countries in Europe. With the exception of Ireland, all are in southern Europe. Including Ireland, all of them are traditionally Catholic [except Greece, which is mostly
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A Brief History of Philosophy Humor alert: Being a compilation of student research, gently edited by Stephen Hicks, Rockford University. Is philosophy a waist of time? Ethical debates have been around for a long time, but nobody seems to have any answers. Ethnics are very important. Basically, what you do with your life comes down
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Readers of this site know that in addition to my philosophy professorship I am the Executive Director of the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. We have launched a fundraising campaign for our 2012 activities. We are proud of what we have accomplished in our first four academic years — new courses on entrepreneurship, business ethics,
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Two fun versions of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song, one for math geeks and one for your inner accountant. Vi Hart’s clever doodle Gaussian Christmath song: And PNC Bank’s charming calculation of the cost to send your true love all of the gifts — partridges, pear trees, dancing ladies, the whole works. (For my
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