Why radical feminists censor porn using Postmodern arguments
Four-minute clip from The John Cooper Show:
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A quibble—Douglas Murray, Jordan Peterson, and the War on the West
This is a very good discussion and I recommend it as worth your time: My quibble is with the War-on-the-West formulation. It’s important to remember that it’s first a war in the West, not on the West. The ideas that animate the “anti-West” activists also originated within the West and are a long part of
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Dorian Abbot cancellation and MIT Free Expression Working Group — Chisholm follow-up letter
The MIT Free Expression Working Group was appointed by President Rafael Reif to review MIT’s free expression policies in response to the Abbot cancellation. John Chisholm‘s updating letter to the Working Group is published here with permission of the author. March 30, 2022 Dear Penny, Phil, Annalisa, Steve, and other members and partners of the
Six questions on Putin: Short interview for Crusoé magazine, Brazil
Duda Teixeira, Crusoé magazine Interview with Stephen R. C. Hicks, Professor of Philosophy, Rockford University, USA Link to Portuguese edition; English follows. 1. Is there a Putinistic ideology? Or is it just a messy gathering of thoughts? Stephen Hicks: Putin’s expressed ideas do form a more or less coherent set of principles and plans, though
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Education Theory 13: Marx, Marxism, and Education
15-lecture series by Professor Stephen R.C. Hicks, Rockford University. Part Thirteen: Marxism, Marx, and Education: What is Karl Marx’s philosophy, and how does it apply to education in a capitalist society and in preparing students for a revolutionary social change? Previous lectures in the series: Part One: Introduction: What is the purpose of education, and
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Education’s Heroes and Villains course — Plato, Locke, Rousseau
The first three sessions in my new, free, and online course will be: We will read and discuss primary sources — Plato, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau in their own words. Mark your calendars. More information forthcoming.
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Should one be cynical or benevolent? | Philosophy for Real Life (22 of 22) | Stephen Hicks
Two-minute answers to key questions about philosophy, politics, art, and the meaning of life. “Postmodernism” Filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full series is published at the CEE Video Channel. Description: At some point in our lives, we each ask ourselves the big questions. How we respond has great impact on our lives. Some accept
When Hegesias the Cyrenaic was “cancelled” in Alexandria
A prominent Cyrenaic named Hegesias, author of a book called *Death by Starvation*, lectured in Alexandria. He taught the doctrine of withdrawing from a malevolent world. The only way to avoid pain is suppress and/or rid oneself of desire. The goal of life is to pain avoidance—to the point that death is preferable to life.
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