An Artist’s View: Michael Newberry on Key Works of Art in History Michael Newberry is a California-based artist who has exhibited across Europe and North America. He is the author of books on color theory, philosophy of art, modernism and postmodernism in art, and art history. We invited him into our studio for this series […]
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My Liberalism: Pro and Con has been translated into Spanish by Fermin Elizalde. We will be serially publishing here each part prior to the publication of the book as a whole. Find the English version here: Amazon. From the blurb for the English edition: In this primer, we take up the best arguments for and
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Quince argumentos para el Capitalismo Liberal: Este es el resumen de todos los argumentos a favor del capitalismo liberal. Pueden encontrar todos los argumentos y el resumen de la primera parte en el siguiente link: Liberalism: Pro & Con en español. Resumen y Transición: El liberalismo debe ser rechazado porque socava, no logra o contradice
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This New York Times extended article (behind paywall) on Rand’s influence includes some snark from philosophers over whether she really was a philosopher. Oh, come on. It reminds me of Friedrich Nietzsche’s reception by the philosophers at the University of Basel (I haven’t come across their names in the history books) when Nietzsche assumed his
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Professor Nazir Azad’s translation of my Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault has been published by Educational Publishing House, New Delhi, India. This follows up on the Pakistani edition published in 2023. Information about other editions and translations of the book is here, including the audiobook edition below:
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Lawrence Reed’s encomium for the man who became president of the USA one hundred years ago today. “In 1924, a man named Charles Gardner wrote to Coolidge to protest the Republican Party’s nomination of a black dentist for a New York congressional seat. … “ Full article at the FEE site. Related: The basic principles
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The Kindle edition of my Nietzsche and the Nazis was my first ever Kindle publication, released just before the hardcover edition in 2010. It’s now out in many translations and in audiobook, and I’m well pleased with its track record. The audiobook has over 4.8 million views, which is gratifying. Here also is the original
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Before Engels wised up, the proposed title of Communist Manifesto was Confession of Faith. As Engels wrote in a letter to Marx in late 1847, before the work’s publication in 1848: “Give a little thought to the Confession of Faith. I think we would do best to abandon the catechetical form and call the thing
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