A quick announcement, with more information forthcoming: two livestream talks and a Q&A at thinkspot over three Saturdays. (The image is for my “Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand”: Audio version in [mp3] or at [YouTube] [101 minutes]. The original print essay [pdf] published in The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies.
Nietzsche versus Rand on altruism and egoism — June livestreams at thinkspot Read More »
Introductions by Dr. Karol Nawroki and Dr. Marek Szymaniak, and a summary by Dr. Piotr Kostylo. Translated by Izabela Kłodzińska. Published by the Museum of World War II in Gdańsk, Poland. Friedrich Nietzsche is famous for claiming that “God is dead” — and for the fact that Adolf Hitler and the Nazis claimed Nietzsche as
New translation: Polish edition of *Nietzsche and the Nazis* Read More »
My two-minute response to a question about Jordan Peterson, on his intellectual significance.
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Episode 37 in my Open College with Dr. Stephen Hicks podcast series. Why is Thomas Kuhn so frequently cited by postmodernists and other skeptics? Kuhn was professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, a classic in the history and philosophy of science. Still relevant to our philosophical and
Thomas Kuhn’s De-Structuring Science [Open College podcast] Read More »
For your questions about my two May lectures on the arguments for and against God — or other philosophical questions — join me today, May 25th at 7 PM CT at thinkspot. Registration here: https://thinkspot.com/event_signup?event=8LuJZe
May 2020 Q&A at thinkspot — today Read More »
Open College with Dr. Stephen R.C. Hicks EP #34 | “Democratic Socialism for Beginners” I take up these questions: * What is socialism? * What is democracy? * Is democratic socialism an oxymoron or a possibility? * Can socialism be only about money or also religion, sex, and art? * Must democratic socialism slide into
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The next three episodes are into production: Thomas Kuhn’s De-Structuring Science When Covid-30 Strikes Is God Provable/Disprovable? Other episodes in the series:
Coming Soon on *Open College with Stephen Hicks* Read More »
This fits better with my priors about human nature. It’s not what The Lord of the Flies said. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-what-happened-when-six-boys-were-shipwrecked-for-15-months
Real boys shipwrecked on a desert island: What happened? Read More »