Professor Max Hocutt’s review of *Explaining Postmodernism*

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“This excellent little volume, by an objectivist philosopher possessed of acute understanding and broad learning, asks and answers two pertinent questions: First, why have ‘postmodernist’ intellectuals of the kind you find in English departments and Women Studies programs, but not the Chemistry department, rejected Enlightenment belief in reason while embracing epistemological relativism and metaphysical nihilism […]

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Chisholm letter on MIT’s cancelling Abbot lecture

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Silicon Valley entrepreneur and MIT and Harvard graduate John Chisholm wrote this public letter. Re-posted here with permission. In the last few days, I have heard from more alumni (and non-alumni) than I can recall at any time since my term as alumni president/chair. Their reaction to the cancellation of Professor Abbot’s Carlson Lecture ranges

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Lucro: bueno, malo y obsceno

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Lucro: bueno, malo y obsceno Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. A nadie le gusta perder dinero, pero el lucro genera actitudes polarizadas. Como ocurre con la mayoría de los fenómenos con carga moral—la competencia, la riqueza, la pobreza, la propiedad—lograr superar las discusiones confusas, requiere algunas distinciones sutiles. Para más artículos en español: https://www.stephenhicks.org/espanol/ Original article in

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“A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’”

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“The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, in a widening education gap across the U.S.” “A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’” More at The Wall Street Journal. Two thoughts: This is a bad thing. Boys and young men

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Lo que la Ética Empresarial Puede Aprender del Emprendimiento

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Lo que la Ética Empresarial Puede Aprender del Emprendimiento Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. …la ética empresarial debería fundamentarse en los valores y las virtudes de los emprendedores, es decir, esos individuos productivos y responsables por sí mismos que crean valor e intercambian con otras personas para mutuo beneficio… Para más artículos en español: https://www.stephenhicks.org/espanol/ English. Portuguese Translation

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