ON Wednesday, September 30, I’ll be in a discussion hosted by Dave Rubin and Mark Skousen. From the description: “Dave Rubin and Mark Skousen, Founder of FreedomFest, will co-host four panel discussions. The Atlas Society’s Senior Scholar, Stephen Hicks, Ph.D., will share his philosophical perspective on solutions to social unrest, racism, the economic shutdown, and
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I’m happy to announce that RIPOL Class Publishing of Moscow, Russia will be producing a Russian edition of the Expanded Edition of Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault. The translation is being done now and the finished product will be published in 2021. The book’s thesis: The failure of epistemology made postmodernism possible,
Russian translation of *Explaining Postmodernism* forthcoming Read More »
22 Questions about Life, Philosophy, Love, and Art. Join me for the Avant-Première of my film Philosophy for Real Life, which will take place at thinkspot on October 3rd at 12 pm Central, followed by a live Q&A session. Much thanks to producer Charlie Zagoren and his team. This event is free for my subscribers.
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Twitter’s suppression of Open College reminds me of the good old days when the Breitbart site attacked me for being a Marxist professor indoctrinating students into bomb-throwing revolution. “Professor Stephen Hicks of Rockford College is a Marxist devoted to educating cadres of revolutionaries.” (The Twitter ban’s being investigated; more information soon.)
Breitbart and/or Twitter versions of me? Read More »
For this month’s livestreams at thinkspot, I’m comparing the ethical views of two of the most inspirational philosophers of all time. Join me in this 3-session course co-organized by thinkspot and Ayn Rand Center Latin America. Here’s my two-minute trailer for my June livestream lectures: * Session 1: June, Saturday 20th, 12-1 pm Central. On
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Looking forward to a lively discussion. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/271644190701431/. Coincidentally, a new translation of Nietzsche and the Nazis into Polish has just come out. And the Polish edition of Explaining Postmodernism is also out there.
Wednesday livestream with Laissez Talks, Poland Read More »
This is an additional event, scheduled for Saturday morning. Those who purchased a ticket for the May 11th evening will have access to this event too. Subscribers to my thinkspot will, as always, get free access. Trailer for the three-event series is here. Or sign up here.
Additional event scheduled: “The Best Argument for a God” Read More »
I’m migrating my Facebook to a professional/public figure page: https://www.facebook.com/Stephen-Hicks-112833833732462/. Over the next days you’ll see a lot of picture-and-post maneuvering, so please bear with us. Please feel welcome to Friend/Like/Comment/Follow me. I’ll be continuing my usual posting there, as well as announcing my bi-weekly livestream lectures at THINKSPOT and regular OPEN COLLEGE podcasts. 😎
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