Kant died in 1804 — yet contemporary cultural warriors continue to cite him explicitly as grounding their ideologies — for example Dinesh D’Souza on behalf of the conservative right and Jean-François Lyotard on behalf of the postmodern left. Why is Kant’s influence so long-lasting? “Does Immanuel Kant Matter?” Episode Number: 57 Date: October 2024 About […]
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My publisher (Possibly Correct Media, out of Toronto, Canada) and I have launched a new season of the Open College podcast. My question in this episode: What will be your comparative advantage in this new era of accelerating robotics and artificial intelligence? “Artificial Intelligence Means Entrepreneurial Education Now“ Episode Number: 56 Date: October 2024 About
An analogy of books to money. As an exercise of imagination, let us suppose that the following were a true description of our publishing industry: * Only the government may print books.* The government decides how many books may be in circulation at any given time.* The government determines the initial price at which books
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The 20th century’s most famous philosopher addresses this question: Why do philosophy, if none of its questions are answerable? Related: Others in the Philosophers, Explained series: Catharine MacKinnon on censoring pornography as violence.Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels on overthrowing capitalism. John Stuart Mill on free speech. Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile on the philosophy of
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The published series now includes thirty episodes, of which the first ten are: 1 Immanuel Kant on the limits of reason. Critique of Pure Reason. 2 William James on pacifism and defeating militarism. “The Moral Equivalent of War.” 3 Galileo Galilei on not persecuting scientists, “Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina.” 4 Arachne and Athena
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Who are the great philosophers, and what makes them great? This Episode: A close reading of Mill’s classic argument for robust free speech. The full playlist. Includes: About the Professor: Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA, and has had visiting positions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., the
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The questions: Modernism and the Enlightenment—what are they? Is philosophy a science? Is epistemology or ethics most important? Can you explain briefly Foucault, Rorty, Lyotard, Derrida? Why do the post-moderns reject the modern? Sense-perception—are the arguments against its validity perverse? What’s the Representational theory of perception? What did Kant think of Rousseau? What makes Rousseau
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Why Did They Love Hitler? “Inspired by Stephen’s fantastic documentary and book Nietzsche and the Nazis.” This is a discussion with Stephen Hicks on Triggernometry’s YouTube Channel and hosts Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster, who tackle politics, economics, free speech, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial
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The Patriot Philosopher and I took up seven questions: 1.) Can you tell us about your academic background. What compelled you toward this path in life? Did you always want to be or envision yourself as a public intellectual? 2.) In your influential work, Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault, you offer a unique