Cover for Polish translation of Nietzsche and the Nazis
To be published in March. Very dramatic and darkly serious. Designed by Bartek.Balaa.Nowak. More information here.
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Profiles in Liberty: Nicholas Capaldi
In this extended interview, philosopher Nicholas Capaldi responds to a series of questions about his life and work. Capaldi is Legendre-Soulé Distinguished Chair in Business Ethics at Loyola University, New Orleans and co-author of The Two Narratives of Political Economy. Why did you become a philosopher? [0:17] Where did you get your education? [3:41] What
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Article published: “Friedrich Nietzsche’s politics of genius”
Przemysław Zientkowski (Nicholas Copernicus University) and I have a co-authored article (in English) now out in the Polish journal, Ruch Filozoficzny (and available here). The full title of the article is “Friedrich Nietzsche’s Politics of Genius and Its Challenge for Liberal-Democratic Europe.” Dr. Zientkowski recently (2013) published a book on the critique of human rights
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Progress in postmodern art, Millie Brown edition
Some time ago, I wrote (despairingly) about human waste and the twentieth-century art world: “The world is ready for the bold new artistic move. That can come only from those not content with spotting the latest trivial variation on current themes. It can come only from those whose idea of boldness is not — waiting
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My speaking schedule March-June 2014
March 4, Ventura, CA, The Representational Art Conference. Topic: “Why Philosophy Matters to Representational Art.” March 5, Thousand Oaks, CA, California Lutheran University. Topic: “Postmodernism and Its Discontents.” March 13-15, Indianapolis, IN, Liberty Fund Socratic Seminar. Topic: David Rose’s The Moral Foundation of Economic Behavior. April 3, Stockholm, Sweden, Timbro. Topic: Release of Swedish translation
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The ancient quarrel — philosophy and poetry, Russian style
In Book 10 of The Republic, Plato remarks that there is an “ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry” — with poets and philosophers battling for intellectual and moral superiority. It seems that some contemporary Russians have turned Plato’s inter-disciplinary war into a pair of intra-disciplinary battles. Datum 1 — poetry: “Russian ‘kills friend in argument
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The Innovator’s DNA — and Montessori education
Hal Gregersen, co-author of The Innovator’s DNA (Harvard Business Review Press, 2011), identifies the often-shared traits of innovators, but then makes this striking point about how the innovative became innovative: “‘It’s fascinating when we interview these famous entrepreneurs to realise that they grew up in worlds where adults paid attention to these innovation skills.’ Most
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