Philosophy

Snobs and “privilege” — a quick comparison

Note the similarity: * The born-entitled-snob mentality says: My daddy’s a zillionaire, so I am special and you are dirt. * The resentful-anti-privilege mentality says: Your daddy’s a zillionaire, so you are repulsive and I hate you. The same premise is at work in both mentalities: One’s status is determined by one’s daddy’s money. Both

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Bhopal’s Chemical Disaster—Who Really Cares About the Environment [Open College series]

A new episode of my podcast series, produced by Possibly Correct out of Toronto. Audio link: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Topics: Historical overview of the Catastrophe // Lessons to learn // Standard narrative and my opinion of it // Journalism and the Bhopal case // Questions and analysis Transcription: Forthcoming. Related: Blamestorming and Environmental Problems (Part I)

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Australian edition of *Explaining Postmodernism*

I’m happy to announce that, coincidentally with my upcoming Adventures in Postmodernism tour downunder, an Australia and New Zealand edition of my Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault. Thanks to Anthony Cappello and Connor Court Publishing for making it happen. For other editions and translations, please see the Explaining Postmodernism page.

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The Most Important Thing in the World [two-minute video]

Two minutes on the most important thing in the world. Video is in English with Spanish subtitles. Description in Spanish: “Stephen Hicks ‘La cosa más importante del mundo’ en 2 minutos. He aquí la clave. Dejate inspirar y disfrutalo.” Thanks to Fundación para la Responsabilidad Intelectual (FRI) for posting it. Update: The video is now

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