Elizabeth Warren and the doulos
Elizabeth Warren’s recent remarks offer a striking glimpse into one prominent strain of American political thought.
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Alexei Marcoux to speak at Rockford College
Professor Alexei Marcoux will be visiting from Loyola University Chicago, where is a professor of business ethics, to speak on moral partiality in business. Time and location information for his talk are in the enlargeable poster image. Alexei Marcoux is co-author wth Al Gini of a widely-used textbook in the field, Case Studies in Business
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Academic Entrepreneurship conference
I’m back from a two-day conference in Chicago on the theme of “Academic Entrepreneurship.” The sessions were helpful to me as someone who works to combine a traditional academic career with running an entrepreneurial center. So thanks to Dr. William Kline of the University of Illinois, Springfield, Dr. Matthew Brown of the Academy on Capitalism
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Interview with Douglas Den Uyl on “The Essence of Capitalism”
Douglas Den Uyl spoke at Rockford College on four competing (and/or compatible?) theories of the nature of capitalism: Milton Friedman’s “Utility” account, Friedrich Hayek’s “Epistemic” account, Adam Smith’s “Aesthetic” account, and Ayn Rand’s “Self-Fulfillment” account. Here is my sixteen-minute interview with Dr. Den Uyl following his lecture: Part 1: Part 2: Cross-posted at the CEE
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A good year for Explaining Postmodernism
The Portuguese translation was published in Brazil, a Serbo-Croatian translation of the first chapter was published, and a new, expanded edition was published last month in Kindle and this month in a snazzy hardcover. Samples from the scholarly reviewers of the first edition: “By the end of Explaining Postmodernism, the reader may remain ill at
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Douglas Den Uyl to speak at Rockford College
Dr. Douglas Den Uyl will speak on “The Essence of Capitalism” to my Business and Economic Ethics class on Thursday. Please see the flyer for details. Den Uyl received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Marquette University and is currently Vice-President of Educational Programs at Liberty Fund, Indianapolis. Among his many publications are The Virtue of
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John Chisholm at TEDx
Important 20-minute talk for aspiring entrepreneurs: “Release your Inner Company.” Also check out my fun and informative Kaizen interview with Chisholm.
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Portuguese edition of Explaining Postmodernism published
I’m happy to announce that the Portuguese translation of my Explaining Postmodernism has been published in Brazil by Callis Editora. Here are links to Callis’s website in Portuguese and English. I will check into the availability of the book outside Brazil and follow up.
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