Stephen Hicks discusses Marx’s account of the necessary economic development stages in scientific socialism. This is from Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: The science in “scientific socialism.” Next: The socialism in “scientific socialism”–Capitalism’s dynamic: “The rich get richer …” Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the […]
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Stephen Hicks discusses the science in Marx’s “scientific socialism.” From Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Marxist philosophy. Next: The socialism in “scientific socialism.” Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at YouTube via these playlists. Return to the StephenHicks.org main
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Stephen Hicks introduces Marxist philosophy by means of its enormous impact upon twentieth-century history. From Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: [Part 12: Objectivism] Self-esteem. Next: The science in “scientific socialism.” Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at YouTube via
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How is this for an oath of allegiance to one’s monarch? “We, who are as good as you, swear to you, who are no better than us, to accept you as our king and sovereign lord, provided you observe all our liberties and laws — but if not, not.” I’ve been reading Robert Hughes’s 2004
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The modern West is hybrid civilization, drawing upon competing ethical traditions from Greco-Roman culture and Judeo-Christian religion. Professor Hicks illustrates the contrast by means of a thought-experiment survey about the Declaration of Independence and Priests’ Vows. This is from Part 5 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Six questions in ethics. Next:
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Click any thumbnail image for the full size. The cover: Section 22 picture of Nietzsche: “Father Stephen” in Section 25: Friedrich Nietzsche and Adolf Hitler juxtaposed, Section 20: Section 33 table contrasting Nietzsche with the National Socialists: Stephen Hicks in the conclusion, Section 41: Seven Nietzschean themes, Section 39: Hitler Youth poster from Section 14:
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Not a perfect analogy, but a disturbing anecdote and an intriguing comparison: “Some of the savage nations in North America tie four boards round the heads of their children, and thus squeeze them, while the bones are tender and gristly, into a form that is almost perfectly square. Europeans are astonished at the absurd barbarity
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[This is Section 40 of Nietzsche and the Nazis.] Part 8. Conclusion: Nazi and Anti-Nazi Philosophies 40. Hindsight and future resolve We know from historical hindsight that it took a world war to defeat the Nazis. Tens of millions of human beings died in that war. Actual human beings who lived, loved, cried, had dreams—and
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