Professor Stephen Hicks‘s courses on the influential political philosophies of the modern era —Liberalism, Conservatism, Nationalism, Communism, Fascism, Capitalism, Islamism, Postmodernism, and more. The syllabi: Part 1: From the French Revolution to World War II Part 2: From the Cold War to After 9/11 Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy and the […]
The PHILOSOPHY of POLITICS — a 16-lecture series Read More »
Mussolini & Gentile: “Anti-individualistic, the Fascist conception of life stresses the importance of the State and accepts the individual only in so far as his interests coincide with those of the State.” And: “The Fascist conception of life is a religious one, in which man is viewed in his immanent relation to a higher law,
Rawls: We must “look for a conception of justice that nullifies the accidents of natural endowments and the contingencies of social circumstance“. About the Course In this eight-lecture course, Professor Stephen R.C. Hicks takes us on a journey through the evolution of modern political philosophies from the tensions of Cold War to the turbulent post-9/11
Wisdom about the challenge of learning from a great genius and then finding one’s own path. Here is Zarathustra: “Now I go alone, my disciples, You too, go now, alone. Thus I want it. Go away from me and resist Zarathustra! And even better: be ashamed of him! Perhaps he deceived you. The man of
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I have been fortunate to interview several of CEE’s expert guest speakers over the past year.
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Dugin: “The entirety of Russian history is a dialectical argument with the West and against Western culture … The brightest Russian minds clearly saw that the West was moving towards the abyss.” About the Course In this eight-lecture course, Professor Stephen R.C. Hicks takes us on a journey through the evolution of modern political philosophies
A zinger from Zingales: “Keynesianism has conquered the hearts and minds of politicians and ordinary people alike because it provides a theoretical justification for irresponsible behavior. Medical science has established that one or two glasses of wine per day are good for your long-term health, but no doctor would recommend a recovering alcoholic to follow
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Rand: “Since knowledge, thinking, and rational action are properties of the individual, since the choice to exercise his rational faculty or not depends on the individual, man’s survival requires that those who think be free of the interference of those who don’t.” About the Course In this eight-lecture course, Professor Stephen R.C. Hicks takes us