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Is Religion Necessary for Personal Morality? [new Theist vs. Atheist series column]

The opening of John C. Wright’s latest column in the Theist vs. Atheist series debate at EveryJoe: “Our story so far: Mr. Hicks and I have agreed to debate eight questions concerning theism and atheism. The topic for this week is whether religion is necessary for personal ethics. “Before turning to that question, a brief […]

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Evo Morales, Pope Francis, and Friedrich Nietzsche

3 Comments / Philosophy, Politics, Religion / Stephen Hicks

This image (click to enlarge) was taken during a state visit between socialist president Evo Morales of Bolivia and leftish pope Francis of the Vatican. The gift is a crucifix affixed to a sickle and hammer. I’m reminded of these words from my Nietzsche and the Nazis (2010), about the philosopher on Christianity and socialism:

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Mussolini and Gentile’s The Doctrine of Fascism

1 Comment / History, Politics / Stephen Hicks

[This text is also available via my Texts in Philosophy page.] Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile The Doctrine of Fascism (1932) Like all sound political conceptions, Fascism is action and it is thought; action in which doctrine is immanent, and doctrine arising from a given system of historical forces in which it is inserted, and

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The man who spared Hitler’s life in WW I

Leave a Comment / History / Stephen Hicks

Here is Henry Tandey of Warwickshire, UK, the most highly-decorated private in World War One. The following link is to an intriguing “What-if history” anecdote about Tandey, who crossed paths with Adolf Hitler in the war and decided not to kill him. [Image source: “Pte Tandey VC DCM MM” by Richard Harvey (Regimental Archivist), Duke

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Michael Pearce on the re-emergence of representational art

Leave a Comment / Art, Philosophy / Stephen Hicks

Michael Pearce is the author of the recent Art in the Age of Emergence, for which I wrote this blurb: “Michael Pearce is that rare phenomenon — a practicing artist who knows art from the inside and an intellectual versed in what the cognitive sciences teach us about why we make art. This book —

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John Dewey on Kant and the causes of World War I

4 Comments / History, History of Philosophy / Stephen Hicks

1924 was the 200th anniversary of the birth of German philosopher Immanuel Kant, and American philosopher John Dewey was writing a series of essays reflecting on philosophy and current events. The series was published in book form in 1929 as Characters and Events: Popular Essays in Social and Political Philosophy. Here are a few striking

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Thomas Jefferson quotation against feudalism

4 Comments / Philosophy / Stephen Hicks

Thomas Jefferson to Roger Weightman, on the planned celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Monticello June 24. 26 Respected Sir The kind invitation I receive from you on the part of the citizens of the city of Washington, to be present with them at their celebration of the 50th. anniversary of

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On the Proofs of God’s Existence [new Theist vs. Atheist series column]

Leave a Comment / Religion / Stephen Hicks

The opening of my latest column in the Theist vs. Atheist series debate at EveryJoe: “As we enter the third round of our debate series, our first major point of disagreement about religion has been identified — about the nature and legitimacy of faith. “My view is that faith is a type of subjectivism — a

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