I finished my Ph.D. dissertation. Tempus fugit. Looking back, I’m happy with the content, though the writing style is high academese. (As they say, dissertations are written for committees not human beings.)
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I was interviewed recently by Prodos Marinakis, Secretary of the Australian Council of Film Societies, on the theme “Two Views on Cinema & Capitalism.” From the interview’s description: “The highly articulate pioneers and founders of the Film Society Movement of Australia, like Ken Coldicutt of Melbourne and Beatrice Tildesley of Sydney, were critical of Capitalism
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The philosophy of Left-ish people is that economic decisions should be political, not private — made by government rather than by the market. Lefties also believe that public interest, not profitability, should be the criterion. The response to the financial crisis was: a) made in the political sector, b) to help firms that were not
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In this 17-minute video, Dr. Alexei Marcoux explains three competing theories of entrepreneurship–Schumpeter’s, Knight’s, and Kirzner’s. For more information: Joseph Schumpeter, Frank Knight, and Israel Kirzner. Dr. Marcoux’s lecture is part of the Entrepreneurship and Values series. Other lecturers in the six-part series include Terry Noel, Stephen Hicks, William Kline, and Robert Salvino. The video
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From November 3 to 6, I will be giving an invited series of lectures and seminars (nine hours worth of them!) at the Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala. My general themes will be entrepreneurship, ethics, philosophy, and political economy. The times titles of my various talks are as follows. Open Lecture (Thursday, November 3): “Entrepreneurs
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I like this paragraph from Michael Strong’s The Habit of Thought: “The effort of Socratic Practice is to develop students’ own standard of intellectual judgment by means of placing the onus of responsibility for understanding entirely on them and providing them with the tools and experiences necessary to develop their intellectual judgment. ‘Does it make
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My colleagues Shawn Klein and Michael Perry have issued a Call for Abstracts for the First Annual Rockford College Sports Studies Symposium, an interdisciplinary conference on the study of sport to be held on April 28, 2012 at Rockford College. From the CFA: Whether one is a participant, a casual spectator, a die-hard fan, or
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“Occupy Wall Street–or Occupy Pennsylvania Avenue?” That is the title of a talk I’ll be giving to the Philosophy Club at nearby Rock Valley College. Time and place: Tuesday, October 25, 3:00-4:00 in classroom building CL1, room 227, on the RVC campus. Should be fun. Thanks to Christopher McGill for the invitation.
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