Who is the real father of modern philosophy?
I vote for Francis Bacon. The standard answer gives the honor to René Descartes.
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Politics and Innovation
. . I am re-reading Judy Estrin’s Closing the Innovation Gap, in preparation for an interview I will be doing with her for Kaizen. Estrin is a successful Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur and is currently on the board of directors of FedEx and Disney. She is worried about the U.S.’s culture of innovation, believing it
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Interview: David N. Mayer on Thomas Jefferson
Dr. David Mayer on his lecture, “Thomas Jefferson and the Holy Cause of Freedom,” about Jefferson’s writings on the nature and importance of liberty. Part I Part II More interviews with CEE’s guest speakers are available here.
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What I Have Learned about the History of Philosophy from My Students
Insights from my students collected over the years. Updated this semester. I offer you: “A Student History of Philosophy” (Being a compilation of student research, gently edited by Stephen Hicks, Rockford College). [pdf]
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An inspiring university points to the future
Atlas is not shrugging at Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala.
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Interview: David N. Mayer on constitutional interpretation
My interview at the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship with Dr. David N. Mayer on his forthcoming book on U.S. Constitutional interpretation, Freedom’s Constitution.
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Architecture and politics
How structures concretize a political system’s core social dynamic: . Feudalism: Build walls to keep the enemy out. Examples: the medieval castle, the Great Wall of China. . . . . . . Socialism: Build walls to keep your people in. Examples: the Berlin Wall, the Koreas’ DMZ. . . . . . . .
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Interview: C. Bradley Thompson on Leo Strauss and the neo-conservatives
My two-part interview at CEE with Dr. C. Bradley Thompson about his forthcoming book Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea, focusing on the early 20th-century political philosopher Leo Strauss’s influence on the founders of Neoconservativism. Part I Part II More interviews with CEE’s guest speakers are available here.
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