Tomorrow I’m leading a live, open seminar on Kant’s views on education. In Britain and America in the 1700s, the most influential philosopher of education was John Locke, with his Some Thoughts Concerning Education. In France, it was Jean-Jacques Rousseau with his Emile. But in the German states, it was Johann Georg Sulzer, with his

Suppose that Albrecht is a jerk. He comes home to his wife Gertha and proceeds to order her around. He expects her to cater to his desires, and when she does not he admonishes her in cutting tones. Many would say that Albrecht is “selfish” — using “selfish” to mean someone who expects benefits at

Students at Xavier High School in New York City were assigned to write their favorite authors to persuade them to visit the school. Five wrote to Kurt Vonnegut, author of Cat’s Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five, and other novels. Vonnegut was the only author to reply. While he declined to visit the school (for a reason given

Audience Q&A after this debate between professors John Quiggin and Stephen Hicks. * Did Burke and the Right generate postmodernism? * Is Trump a postmodernist? * Was John Stuart Mill a socialist? * What is libertarianism? * Fake news—new or more of the same? * Is climate-change denialism postmodern? * Is “That offends me” un-Australian?

John Dewey, writing in Teacher Magazine: “There is no God and there is no soul. Hence, there are no needs for the props of traditional religion. With dogma and creed excluded, immutable truth is also dead and buried. There is no room for fixed, natural laws or moral absolutes.” “Soul Searching,” Teacher Magazine, Sept. 1933

Stephen Hicks discusses the book “Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism” with author Jerry Kirkpatrick. Jerry Kirkpatrick is professor of international business and marketing at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and author of In Defense of Advertising: Arguments from Reason, Ethical Egoism, and Laissez-Faire Capitalism You can also go to CEE YouTube Channel to see more related videos.