Philosophy

Glenn sits down with Dr. Stephen Hicks, Philosophy Professor at Rockford University. In this episode, they discuss definitions and differences between capitalism and socialism and the moralities behind them. They also cover: Postmodernism and its ever-growing presence in our society, Existentialism by means of Friedrich Nietzsche’s claim that God is dead, the rise of science […]

Stephen Hicks will travel to Utah State University on Thursday, April 6th at 7:00 PM Mountain Time to speak at an open event hosted by the university’s Turning Point USA Chapter. He’ll speak on Good Woke, Bad Woke (Our Debates Over Liberty, Equality, and Progress). If you’re local to the area and want to join Dr. Hicks, you

Mostly with students in mind — who often have limited budgets — we produced this free online edition of Explaining Postmodernism. I’m happy to see that it has passed the 200,000 views mark. Related: My *Philosophers, Explained* series, launched in late 2022:

Is philosophy pointless? With Carter Loren of Unsafe Spaces, Stephen Hicks takes up those and other questions. Related: Professor Hicks’s Philosophers, Explained series on the great thinkers and classic texts.

Earlier I asked this question: How should a layperson process constant doomsday claims that don’t materialize? I’m not a climate-change expert. Yet I’m an intelligent man who’s read the news for about 40 years. I’ve seen this headline in various publications about once a week—i.e., about 2,000 times. So the question: How should a layperson

“In broad outlines, ancient, feudal, and modern bourgeois modes of production can be designated as progressive epochs in the economic formation of society.” Karl Marx, preface to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy. Emphasis added. For fuller explanation: My close reading of Marx and Engels’ The Communist Manifesto: