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Polish translation of “Educating for Entrepreneurship” (and English original)

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My “Educating for Entrepreneurship” has been published in Polish in the education journal Przegląd Pedagogiczny. The Polish title is “Edukacja dla przedsiębiorczości.” Here is the original working paper in English at my site and/or in PDF format. And here’s a PDF of the Polish translation. Related: My Philosophy of Education video course lectures online:

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Dewey & Pragmatic Democracy [Education’s Villains and Heroes course]

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The next session of our online course “Education’s Villains and Heroes”: October 12, when we will discuss John Dewey & Pragmatic Democracy. * Reading to prepare for this session: Excerpt from Democracy in Education (1916). * Link to register: ZOOM. To see more of our courses and related topics, visit Atlas Intellectuals. Related: Professor Hicks’s online course

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Professor Walsh gives an “A” to a Jain monk

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Refreshing this story from Francis Kane, professor of philosophy and former colleague of Professor George Walsh at Salisbury State University, in a eulogy delivered November 21, 2001. The phone rang one Friday afternoon (I’ll never forget): “Fran, I’m going to be fired!” “George, you’re not going to be fired.” “Yes, I am! Something horrible has

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El Individualismo Liberal Aumenta la Felicidad [Liberalism: Pro & Con en Español]

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Quince argumentos para el Capitalismo Liberal: Este post va a formar parte de una serie de argumentos del libro “Liberalism: Pro & Con” de Stephen Hicks en español. Pueden encontrar todos los argumentos que serán publicados en orden en el siguiente link: Liberalism: Pro & Con en español. Argumento 9: El individualismo liberal aumenta la

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Más Individuos Sobresalientes Florecen Bajo el Capitalismo Liberal [Liberalism: Pro & Con en Español]

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El Capitalismo Liberal Genera Más Filantropía [Liberalism: Pro & Con en Español]

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Los Pobres Están Mejor Bajo el Capitalismo Liberal [Liberalism: Pro & Con en Español]

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Quince argumentos para el Liberalismo: Este post va a formar parte de una serie de argumentos del libro Liberalism: Pro & Con de Stephen Hicks en español. (English edition here: Amazon.) Pueden encontrar todos los argumentos que serán publicados en orden en el siguiente link: Liberalism: Pro & Con en español. Argumento 6: Los pobres

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Barbara Oakley’s Mindshift book

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For those interested in improving their thinking skills and applied cognition, I recommend Professor Oakley’s Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential. Disclosure: Prof. Oakley quotes me in the book, and I wrote on a theme inspired by Oakley’s excellent earlier book, Pathological Altruism (Oxford 2011).

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