The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “A common meme about the financial crisis blames it on capitalism run amok and holds the rise of free-market fundamentalism among economists responsible for unleashing the greed. Academic economists, the argument runs, are largely free-marketers, and they convinced politicians to deregulate important swathes of the American economy, […]
A new page for my publications translated into Portuguese — six works so far and one forthcoming: Publicações em Português.
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The Theory of Human Rights and Its Criticism in the Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche [Note: Below are the abstract and summary in English of Dr. Przemysław Zientkowski’s book, published in Polish in 2013.] Abstract The book is devoted to the idea of human rights in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. Its main objective is to
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The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “Let me share with you the most impressive number of our generation: 600 million. “That is how many people have been lifted out of extreme poverty in the last 25 years. Never before in history have so many raised themselves to a minimum level of comfort. “The
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The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “You may have noticed that things in the art world are a little, well, off these days. “The artists we hear most about are those like vomit girl, also known as Millie Brown, who drinks colored milk and then makes herself throw up on the canvas. Or
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The Spanish translation has been published in Buenos Aires by Barbarroja Ediciones with the title Explicando el Pósmodernismo, la crisis del socialismo. The official release will be in November 2014, to coincide with my trip to Argentina to give some lectures and seminars. Here’s a sneak preview of the lively front and back covers (click
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The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “An old specter is again haunting Europe — neo-fascist and neo-Nazi movements and political parties are returning to prominence. “This feature in Britain’s The Guardian notes an increase in attacks on Jews in France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Further east and south Nazi-like parties are surging in
The Revival of Nazism in Europe — It’s Not Just Racism [new The Good Life column] Read More »
On September 4, I’ll be speaking at the Department of Philosophy, Universidad de Chile. My topic will be: “Philosophy, Education, & Entrepreneurship.” Much thanks to Dr. Pablo Vergara and Professor Carlos Ruiz for the invitation.
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