In light of this USA Today report — “With women in combat roles, a federal court rules the male-only draft unconstitutional” — a reminder of the three competing positions. Traditional-conservatives: Governments can force anyone to engage in military service for the good of the community. Hence, a compulsory draft is justified. Liberal-libertarians: Governments should protect […]
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I’m happy that a Hebrew translation of my Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault is forthcoming. The publisher is Sella Meir Press, based in Tel Aviv. I’ll post the publication date and info when they’re known. For other editions and translations, please see the Explaining Postmodernism page.
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[A Spanish translation of my “Postmodernism’s Moral Low Ground,” which is also available in English at The Spectator, in Portuguese translation, and in a podcast version.] La Inferioridad Moral del Posmodernismo Stephen R. C. Hicks ¿Estamos luchando contra los posmodernistas con una mano atada a la espalda? Las batallas intelectuales son el elemento vital de
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From Durant’s The Story of Philosophy, p. 380 (or p. 265 of this Google Books edition). THE Kantian philosophy which announced itself as “prolegomena to all future metaphysics,” was, by malicious intent, a murderous thrust at traditional modes of speculation; and, contrary to intent, a damaging blow to all metaphysics whatsoever. For metaphysics had meant,
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Rafe Champion emails me: “Collingwood’s book An Essay on Metaphysics (1940) looks as though he saw POMO coming early in the piece. Chapter 13, “The Propaganda of Irrationalism,” depicts with chilling accuracy the process that occurs in many courses where the critical faculties of students are systematically destroyed. Collingwood first asks us to picture a civilisation
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Theist vs. Atheist: What Should You Believe? is a seven-part series of articles by two authors, John C. Wright and Stephen R. C. Hicks, in which they debate seven key issues in religion. Is It Worth Arguing About Religion? By John Wright This is the first in a seven-part debate between Stephen Hicks and yours truly covering
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Theist vs. Atheist: What Should You Believe? is a seven-part series of articles by two authors, John C. Wright and Stephen R. C. Hicks, in which they debate seven key issues in religion. Can the Existence of God be Proven (or At Least Be Made a Reasonable Hypothesis)? By John C. Wright This column needs
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Theist vs. Atheist: What Should You Believe? is a seven-part series of articles by two authors, John C. Wright and Stephen R. C. Hicks, in which they debate seven key issues in religion. Is Religion Necessary for Personal Morality? By John C. Wright Our story so far: Mr. Hicks and I have agreed to debate
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