Philosophy

Video of Timbro launch of Explaining Postmodernism / Postmodernismens Förklaring

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At the book-release event in Stockolm hosted by Timbro, my publisher, I talked about the book for about 15 minutes. Moderator Thomas Gür then asked me good questions and helped direct questions from the audience. The program is in English, except for Adam Cwejman’s initial introduction, and lasts for about an hour. (The screenshot is […]

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Transcript of “13 arguments for liberal capitalism in 13 minutes”

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With much thanks to Matheus Pacini for his work on the transcription, below is the text for my “13 arguments for liberal capitalism in 13 minutes.” The original videos are at YouTube. The graphic integration of the arguments in a flowchart is here. And here’s the transcript in PDF. 13 Arguments for Liberal Capitalism in

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Is Freedom a Subjective Value? Upcoming APEE talk

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Abstract for my talk at the upcoming APEE conference in Las Vegas: “Is Freedom a Subjective Value? Stephen Hicks Some economists speak of subjective value, by which they mean that value does not inhere in objects but rather is a function of the individual. Different individuals, for example, are willing to pay very different amounts

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Stockholm trip and Postmodernismens Förklaring

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I’ll be in Stockholm on April 3 for the official release of Postmodernismens Förklaring: Skepticism och socialism från Rousseau till Foucault, which is the Swedish translation of my Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault. The Swedish edition is published by Timbro and Stiftelsen Fritt Näringsliv. Thanks again to Anders Johansson, who did

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Swedish review of Explaining Postmodernism

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“I would never let someone go off to university without this book.” Just before the official release of the Swedish translation of Explaining Postmodernism, an editorial review in Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm’s largest newspaper. A rough Google Translate version follows. Truth is more than just stories Susanna Birgersson, Editor [Published March 30, 2014 ] IN A

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Postmodernismens Förklaring: Skepticism och socialism från Rousseau till Foucault

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Postmodernismens Förklaring: Skepticism och socialism från Rousseau till Foucault Hur kunde postmodernismen bli en av de mest livskraftiga intellektuella rörelserna under 1900-talets andra hälft? Varför är relativistiska argument fortfarande så effektiva i den intellektuella världen? Varför ges de en tyngd inom humaniora och samhällsvetenskap men inte inom naturvetenskapen? I Postmodernismens förklaring utmanar filosofen Stephen R

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