The Scandinavian nations are consistently in the top 10% most free-market capitalist nations, and more so than the USA which is currently ranked 25th. That’s been the case for the last generation of rankings in, e.g., this Index of Economic Freedom. The Index ranks 177 nations around the world. That means the top 18 nations […]
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Quince argumentos para el Liberalismo: Este post va a formar parte de una serie de argumentos del libro Liberalism: Pro & Con de Stephen Hicks en español. (English edition here: Amazon.) Pueden encontrar todos los argumentos que serán publicados en orden en el siguiente link: Liberalism: Pro & Con en español. Argumento 6: Los pobres
Los Pobres Están Mejor Bajo el Capitalismo Liberal [*Liberalism: Pro & Con* en Español] Read More »
Also: What Nietzsche contributed to conflict and power philosophies. The full interview is here:
Join Mark Michael Lewis and philosophy Professor Stephen Hicks in a conversation about an honest approach to knowledge and understanding human thriving. In this episode: Why you should always take arguments at their best [10:15] The reason why many philosophers are ‘left’ [16:00] How Objectivism is an ‘outlier’ philosophy [19:00] 3rd-generation Postmodernism and the Weaponry
For use in my courses, additions to my Texts in Philosophy page. Bible, Genesis 17-22 on Abraham, Lot, Sarah, Isaac, Hagar, and Ishmael (c. 500s BCE). Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self-Reliance” (1841). James Madison, A Memorial and Remonstrance (1785; on separating religion and state). Plato, “The Allegory of the Cave” (360 BCE) [HTML].
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Quince argumentos para el Liberalismo: Este post va a formar parte de una serie de argumentos del libro “Liberalism: Pro & Con” de Stephen Hicks en español. Pueden encontrar todos los argumentos que serán publicados en orden en el siguiente link: Liberalism: Pro & Con en español. Libro en Inglés: Amazon. Argumento 5: El liberalismo
El Liberalismo Aumenta el Nivel de Vida Promedio [*Liberalism: Pro & Con* en Español] Read More »
A conversation between Stephen Hicks (Rockford University) and Marsha Enright (Reliance College) on the nature and the value of a liberal education. Enright is an international educational entrepreneur, writer, and speaker. Trained in biology and psychology, she has published research articles on psychology, neuropsychology, creativity and optimal experience, literature, history, politics and philosophy. RELATED: Professor
Two strong stories. Read to the end for the kicker. Story One: Years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. Capone was notorious for enmeshing the Windy City in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder. Capone had a lawyer nicknamed “Easy Eddie.” Eddie was very good — his skill at legal maneuvering kept Big
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