“You know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action. In France you get freedom of action: you can do what you like and nobody bothers, but you must think like everybody else. In Germany you must do what everybody else does, but you may think as you choose. […]
Tyranny of the majority — American versus English versus French versus German versions Read More »
Meanwhile, the cost of (unsubsidized) goods has gone down.
Why college costs have skyrocketed in one generation Read More »
This week in the Atlas Intellectuals course on Capitalism we consider 12 competing definitions of capitalism. Two are from widely used encyclopedias, five are from leading anti-capitalists, and five are from leading pro-capitalists. The full course: https://www.atlassociety.org/course/capitalism. Other Atlas Intellectuals courses on Socialism, Objectivity, Money, Robotics, and more: https://www.atlassociety.org/atlas-university/atlas-intellectuals
Defining *Capitalism* [Atlas Intellectuals] Read More »
On why much art must be destroyed, while some can be allowed to survive: Our purpose is “to ensure that literature and art fit well into the whole revolutionary machine as a component part, that they operate as powerful weapons for uniting and educating the people and for attacking and destroying the enemy, and that
The political purpose of art — Mao version Read More »
I’ve used a dozen or more Logic books over the years in my courses, and this one is the best. Now out in its fifth edition, with philosopher David Kelley joining up with new co-author, logician Debby Hutchins. Invest in the power of your mind. When I talk with my students about reasoning, I analogize
*The Art of Reasoning* — new edition Read More »
“The idea that America is fundamentally flawed because some people have a [racist] problem in their minds, that’s a recipe to keep you in poverty and unhappiness for the rest of your life,” said Juan Saldivar, a father of a Southlake student, to explain his opposition to restructuring Southlake schools around ‘systemic racism.’ “My parents
Racial minorities vs. Critical Race Theory Read More »
Stephen R. C. Hicks Traducido al Español por Fermín Elizalde. (El artículo original en inglés. Original English: Why Philosophy Begins with Thales.) La afirmación estándar es que la filosofía comienza con Thales. Cuando les enseño esto a mis alumnos, es difícil de vender, porque aquí están los textos fundadores de la filosofía, que Aristóteles atribuye
¿Por qué la filosofía comienza con Thales? Read More »
I’ve received colorful correspondence from people upset with me over a dozen philosophical issues — especially from those who think Kant was Enlightenment/objectivist/liberal, Nietzsche was thoroughly individualist, Rand was antisocial, and that postmoderns are the good guys — as well as those who chastise me for supporting neither Trump nor Biden. Then there are those
Angry emails this year Read More »