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When Can Professors Have Sex with Their Students? [Good Life series]

Leave a Comment / Education, The Good Life / Stephen Hicks

Two sex scandals in philosophy departments have, well, scandalized the academic world recently. One at the University of Miami in Florida led to the resignation of professor Colin McGinn. The other, at the University of Colorado, Boulder resulted in the removal of the department chair, Graeme Forbes. Professor McGinn’s case was about a series of […]

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The Richest Man in the World’s Healthcare [The Good Life]

Leave a Comment / Culture, Philosophy, The Good Life / Stephen Hicks

[First published at EveryJoe.com.] You might not think of yourself as wealthy. Let me prove that you are. In 1836, the richest man in the world was Nathan Rothschild. He was 58 years old and, according to a medical check-up at the beginning of the year, in good condition for a man of his age.

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What’s wrong with China? Robert Garmong to visit Rockford University

Leave a Comment / Business Ethics / Stephen Hicks

On Friday, February 19, Dr. Robert Garmong will give two lectures at Rockford University on the good and bad in contemporary Chinese business ethics. Is China improving or deteriorating? Should one be bullish or bearish about China — not just economically but in terms of ethical conduct? The first lecture is at 2:00-2:50. The second is at

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“Should I marry you?” Answers from the Philosophers

11 Comments / Humor / Stephen Hicks

Romance is in the air, and even the lovers of wisdom are not immune from its allure. So here is a round-up of philosophers talking to their sweethearts – collected from conversations overheard at smoky cafés, college libraries, mountain caves, and seminar rooms the world over. The Aristotelian: “I wish to marry you, for I

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Entrepreneurial Education conference at Rockford University, March 14

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The Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship will be hosting a conference at Rockford University, March 14, 2016, on Entrepreneurial Education. Invited speakers include: Stephen Hicks (Illinois), Bernardita Jensen (Santiago, Chile), Michael Strong (Austin, Texas), Albert Loan (Guatemala), Jed Hopkins (Madison, Wisconsin), Piotr Kostylo (Bydgoszcz, Poland), Terry Noel (Bloomington, Illinois), and keynote speaker John Chisholm (San

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Hansom cabs versus Taxis versus Uber and Lyft

1 Comment / Business Ethics, History / Stephen Hicks

Time warp in transportation: new technology, same arguments. Hansom cabs battled the new taxis in the early 20th century. And now, in the early 21st century, taxis battle the new Uber/Lyft cars.

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Are Philosophers Stupid about Politics? [The Good Life]

1 Comment / Philosophy, Politics, The Good Life / Stephen Hicks

[First published at EveryJoe.com.] Full disclosure at the outset: I’m a philosopher, and this new series of columns on The Good Life will often be about human nature, knowledge, the meaning of life, and of course politics. So let me start by indicating some of my colleagues’ opinions about politics. A favorite party game for

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My “Liberalism: The Fifteen Best Arguments” in Reason Papers

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My article “Liberalism: The Fifteen Best Arguments” [pdf] is now out in Reason Papers 37:2 (Fall 2015), pp. 108-132. I make fifteen arguments for the free society — the ones that I judge to be most essential and most influential. The arguments are: 1. Liberalism increases freedom 2. People work harder in liberal systems 3.

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