Philosophy

“The State is the Divine Idea as it exists on Earth.” Source: Georg Hegel, Philosophy of History [1830/1831]. Related: On the fuller context of Hegel’s provocative claim: Related: On Hegel’s place in the historical course of philosophy: Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault (print or e-book), or audiobook:

George Orwell in 1944: “The thing that strikes me more and more—and it strikes a lot of other people, too—is the extraordinary viciousness and dishonesty of political controversy in our time.” A perennial lesson: Useful political commentary is as much a matter of character as it is of informed intelligence. Source: George Orwell, “As I

It would have taken me 30 minutes to write this. Grok did it in 20 seconds: Q: What is Stephen Hicks’s position on postmodernism? A: Stephen Hicks, a Canadian-American philosopher, is a prominent critic of postmodernism. In his book Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault (2004), he argues that postmodernism is a

Here are the 10 countries with the highest average salaries (2025): 1. Luxembourg: $89,767/year​2. Iceland: $87,421/year​3. Switzerland: $83,332/year​4. United States: $80,115/year​5. Belgium: $73,206/year​6. Norway: $71,972/year​7. Austria: $71,167/year​8. Netherlands: $70,185/year​9. Denmark: $69,525/year​10. Australia: $67,101/year​ ​Impressive. Yet consider also their population sizes: Luxembourg: 763 thousand. Iceland: 393 thousand. Switzerland: 8.9 million. United States: 340 million. Belgium: 11.8 million.

By Professor Stephen R.C. Hicks, Rockford University, USA. Lecture 6: If education is a systematic process of preparing one for life, and a philosophy of life is an integrated set of views on metaphysics, epistemology, human nature, and values, how does one connect a full philosophy of life to an education strategy? Previous lectures in

“I had to deny knowledge in order to make room for faith.” Source: Immanuel Kant, “Second Preface,” Critique of Pure Reason (1781/1787), Bxxx. On the full context of Kant’s provocative claim: Related: On Kant’s role in the historical course of philosophy: Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault (print or e-book), or audiobook:

In The Cambridge Companion to Kant, Professor Eva Schaper writes that Kant is “the father of modern aesthetics.”* While it’s initially shocking to think that the priggish and uptight Kant has anything to do with the often-nihilistic modern art world—Kant is arguably the most influential philosopher in the last two centuries—and it’s important for critics

My 1991 article in The Wall Street Journal (full version here) takes up the sometimes-well-meaning (and often-not) teaching that shades into indoctrination and overwhelming children with problems they’re not yet equipped to handle intellectually or emotionally. A core question for parents and teachers: How do we work with children to build up their confidence, resilience,