Reviving this conversation with Ron Renaud on what matters from the history of philosophy, what’s up with the chaos at universities, and subjectivity vs. objectivity Related: Stephen Hicks in conversation with Jordan Peterson (U. of Toronto), John Anderson (former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia), and the Triggernometry duo, Francis and Konstantin (London, England).

Destructive body virus unleashed upon the world: Covid 2020.Destructive mind virus unleashed upon the world: Pomo 1960. Simultaneously, each denies/destroys the other: Pomo rejects the objectivity of biological cause-and-effect claims, and Covid-19 encourages those who wish to live to re-think their pomo skepticism.

By Stephen R. C. Hicks The many Scrooges // Robin Hood analogy // Scrooge as villain of Socialism // as anti-Christian // as Savvy Investor // as Environmentalist // as Malthusian // as anti-Commercialization // Scrooge’s Aristotelian hero’s journey We all know the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. Or do we? Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol

Two-minute answers to key questions about philosophy, politics, art, and the meaning of life. Filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full series is published at the CEE Video Channel. Description: At some point in our lives, we each ask ourselves the big questions. How we respond has great impact on our lives. Some accept easy

Tonight, the final live session of The Capitalism Course, live session: “Is Capitalism Good or Bad for the Environment?” When: Wednesday, December 22, 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Where: MyJunto. Registration is free and open. The whole course series of topics: “The Capitalism Course” To register, go to MyJunto or visit this Facebook announcement page.

I’ll be participating in this discussion group tonight, based on Critical Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay, who’ve done us all a great favor by publishing this 2020 book. Here’s a sample summing-up of where we are now: “in Social Justice scholarship, we continually read that patriarchy, white supremacy, imperialism cisnormativity, heteronormativity, ableism,