Philosophy

Qué nos pueden enseñar los emprendimientos acerca de la vida

Qué nos pueden enseñar los emprendimientos acerca de la vida Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. Tomar riesgos y experimentar son cosas que todos podemos hacer, y no sólo en nuestras carreras. The Wall Street Journal. Para más artículos en español: https://www.stephenhicks.org/espanol/ The original article in English: What Entrepreneurship Can Teach Us About Life Taking […]

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Liberal Education: What Is It and What Is It Good For?

Below is a transcript of my “Conversations with Marsha” discussion, first published at YouTube: Stephen Hicks on Liberal Education: What is it and what is it good for? Marsha Enright: Good morning, and I’m happy to be here with friend and longtime Great Connections advisor Stephen Hicks. This is Marsha Enright from the Great Connections.

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What Is Capitalism? [Session 1 of “The Capitalism Course” by Dr. Stephen Hicks]

My new live, online, and open-to-the-public course will begin by asking: What Is Capitalism? We will look at several influential definitions, and I will argue my way to mine. When: Wednesday, October 13, 7 p.m. Central Time. Where: MyJunto. Registration is free and open to anyone interested. . While the course has no prerequisites, the

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Announcing: “The Capitalism Course” by Dr. Stephen Hicks

I will be teaching a live, online course: The Capitalism Course. The six-session course will emphasize contemporary moral and cultural issues. When: Wednesday evenings, twice a month, beginning October 13. Where: MyJunto. Registration is free and open to anyone interested. Topics: Session 1. What Is Capitalism? Session 2: Is the USA a “Capitalist” Nation? Session

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Reason or Emotion? | Philosophy for Real Life (5 of 22) | Stephen Hicks

Two-minute answers to key questions about philosophy, politics, art, and the meaning of life. Filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full series is published at the CEE Video Channel. Description: At some point in our lives, we each ask ourselves the big questions. How we respond has great impact on our lives. Some accept easy

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Ayn Rand, “The Left: Old and New” [Atlas Intellectuals]

In this unit of Atlas University’s course on Socialism: Rand analyzes a major shift in leftist strategy—the narrative shift from Old Left to New Left defenses of socialism as the ultimate moral system. Their fundamental principles of “mysticism-altruism-collectivism” have not changed—rather the New Left is “cruder and more honest” in its explicit goals and practical

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Professor Max Hocutt’s review of *Explaining Postmodernism*

“This excellent little volume, by an objectivist philosopher possessed of acute understanding and broad learning, asks and answers two pertinent questions: First, why have ‘postmodernist’ intellectuals of the kind you find in English departments and Women Studies programs, but not the Chemistry department, rejected Enlightenment belief in reason while embracing epistemological relativism and metaphysical nihilism

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