Philosophy

Read this passage from a memoir of being young in 1920s Germany, and compare the 2020s: “A generation of young Germans,” [Sebastian] Haffner writes, “had become accustomed to having the entire content of their lives delivered gratis, so to speak, by the public sphere.” The stability that followed Gustav Stresemann’s becoming chancellor in 1923 marked […]

My long-form discussion with Truman and Kevin on: What are the major differences between Marx’s socialism and Rousseau’s socialism? Why Rousseau is more important than Marx in today’s culture wars? What does being an adult mean, now that we’re so rich and free? Were the French Revolutionaries Rousseau’s disciples? The book under discussion: Explaining Postmodernism:

Our next session will ask: “Is Capitalism Good or Bad for the Poor?” Marx said the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Pro-capitalists show data that in capitalist nations both rich and poor get richer. What then, retort the anti-capitalists, of the many poor people still in capitalist nations? When: Wednesday, December 8,

I’m happy to see in my news feeds an uptick in Montessori-related activity. Here is my site’s page devoted to Montessori materials and backgrounders:

Join our Senior Scholar, Dr. Stephen Hicks on Wednesday, December 1 @ 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET to discuss “Is Capitalism Good Or Bad For The Environment?”   Not yet on Clubhouse? Use this link HERE to get your invite to the platform, whether you’re on IOS or Android.

On December 1, I’ll be speaking at the Rockford Cosmopolitan Club Luncheon. My topic will be the culture “wars” and especially the education debates: What is going on with Critical Race Theory, postmodernism, Wokeness, and parental rights against (or with) the education establishment?

Chapters Four (The Climate of Collectivism), Five (The Crisis of Socialism), and Six (Postmodern Strategies) narrated by the author, Stephen R. C. Hicks. Previously posted: Chapters One (What Postmodernism Is) Two (The Counter-Enlightenment Attack on Reason), and Three (The Twentieth-Century Collapse of Reason), are here. With timestamps for each section. CHAPTER FOUR: The Climate of