Philosophy

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

For use in my courses, additions to my Texts in Philosophy page. Alan M. Dershowitz, “Shouting ‘Fire!’”, The Atlantic (1989). Robert Heilbroner, “What Is Socialism?”, Dissent Magazine (1978). Niccolò Machiavelli, “On Whether It Is Better to Be Loved or Feared,” The Prince (1513). Ayn Rand, “Philosophy: Who Needs It” (1974).

My discussion with Glenn Beck ranged over capitalism and socialism, the ethics needed for a free society, Greek virtues, intolerance and indoctrination in education, Ayn Rand’s egoism and her view of charity, whether a meaningful life requires transcending failure, the differences between Antifa and Nazi Brownshirts, whether the National Socialist really were socialist, postmodernism, whether

I’m in Gdańsk, Poland, this week for an interview at the excellent Museum of the Second World War, in connection with a documentary they are producing. The museum’s director, Dr. Karol Nawrocki, and I will discuss the following questions: 1) Why did Nazism stem from Germany and not from any other country? And why did