“La Inferioridad Moral del Posmodernismo.” Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. ¿Estamos luchando contra los posmodernistas con una mano atada a la espalda? Traducido al Español por Fermin Elizalde. English version (The Spectator), Portuguese translation, and audio version.
In this invited lecture, Dr. Hicks surveys key educational ideas from pre-modern times, the modern era, and our post-modern times. Ancient education often stressed discipline, obedience and rule following, while modern thinkers such as Galileo, Locke, and Montaigne stressed independent judgment and the power of reason. He then examines a series postmodern (and fellow-traveler) thinkers
1. Three men who died recently are brought before the throne of God and told that they may each have one wish.The Briton asks for an end to war.The American asks for an end to hunger.The Russian smiles slyly and says, “In my village, I have a neighbor who has a cow. I do not
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How much progress have humans made, and why is the good news so little known? CEO Jennifer Grossman in conversation with philosopher Stephen Hicks and Marian Tupy, editor of HumanProgress.org and senior policy analyst at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. Related: Did Coffee Give Us The Enlightenment? (Open College).
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Year 1980: “Musical orchestras are too white/male/etc. That’s because everyone else is discriminated against in open auditions. We should have blind auditions.” Year 2000: Widespread institution of blind auditions, so that musicians are selected only on the quality of their playing. Year 2020: “Musical orchestras are too white/male/etc. We should abandon blind auditions and select
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Philosophy matters, but does academic philosophy have more impact than philosophy done outside the academy? A list of historically influential philosophers: Academic Non-academic Plato Socrates Aristotle Locke Aquinas Descartes Galileo Spinoza Smith Hume Kant Kierkegaard Hegel Marx Russell Mill Heidegger Rand Popper Sartre Split: Nietzsche was an academic early in his career and then quit
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Cuando el Altruismo se vuelve patológico Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. ¿Quién es más propenso a engañar? ¿Aquellos que practican deportes individuales o aquellos que practican deportes en equipo? Traducido al Español por María Marty, 2016. English: “When Altruism Becomes Pathological”.
For those who would like an introductory overview of my work, here are eight articles selected for range: Friedrich Nietzsche, Postmodernism, Entrepreneurism, Liberal Education, Immanuel Kant, Objectivity, Ayn Rand, Modern Art, Jordan Peterson, Religion, and Ethics. “The Postmodern Critique of Liberal Education.” Reason Papers 41:1 (Winter 2019): 60-89. “Egoism in Nietzsche and Rand.” The Journal
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