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Defining Capitalism [Atlas Intellectuals]

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This week in the Atlas Intellectuals course on Capitalism we consider 12 competing definitions of capitalism. Two are from widely used encyclopedias, five are from leading anti-capitalists, and five are from leading pro-capitalists. The full course: https://www.atlassociety.org/course/capitalism. Other Atlas Intellectuals courses on Socialism, Objectivity, Money, Robotics, and more: https://www.atlassociety.org/atlas-university/atlas-intellectuals

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The Art of Reasoning — new edition

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I’ve used a dozen or more Logic books over the years in my courses, and this one is the best. Now out in its fifth edition, with philosopher David Kelley joining up with new co-author, logician Debby Hutchins. Invest in the power of your mind. When I talk with my students about reasoning, I analogize

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Racial minorities vs. Critical Race Theory

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“The idea that America is fundamentally flawed because some people have a [racist] problem in their minds, that’s a recipe to keep you in poverty and unhappiness for the rest of your life,” said Juan Saldivar, a father of a Southlake student, to explain his opposition to restructuring Southlake schools around ‘systemic racism.’ “My parents

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¿Por qué la filosofía comienza con Thales?

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Stephen R. C. Hicks Traducido al Español por Fermín Elizalde. (El artículo original en inglés. Original English: Why Philosophy Begins with Thales.) La afirmación estándar es que la filosofía comienza con Thales. Cuando les enseño esto a mis alumnos, es difícil de vender, porque aquí están los textos fundadores de la filosofía, que Aristóteles atribuye

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Angry emails this year

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I’ve received colorful correspondence from people upset with me over a dozen philosophical issues — especially from those who think Kant was Enlightenment/objectivist/liberal, Nietzsche was thoroughly individualist, Rand was antisocial, and that postmoderns are the good guys — as well as those who chastise me for supporting neither Trump nor Biden. Then there are those

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The mean streets and the complete man

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The modern hero.

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Capaldi and Lloyd’s Liberty and Equality in Political Economy

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I reviewed Capaldi and Lloyd’s book for Law and Liberty. Here’s the Amazon link to the book itself: Liberty and Equality in Political Economy: From Locke versus Rousseau to the Present. Related: Our CEE interview with Professor Capaldi for our Profiles in Liberty series.

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The Fully Human Creed

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Kudos to Alfange for writing this, though I would like to see this generalized as a creed of human dignity and not merely an American one. An American’s Creed By Dean Alfange I do not choose to be a common man It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. I

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