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Russian translation of Explaining Postmodernism forthcoming

I’m happy to announce that RIPOL Class Publishing of Moscow, Russia will be producing a Russian edition of the Expanded Edition of Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault. The translation is being done now and the finished product will be published in 2021. The book’s thesis: The failure of epistemology made postmodernism possible, […]

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Philosophy for Real Life –– Advance-Première

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22 Questions about Life, Philosophy, Love, and Art. Join me for the Avant-Première of my film Philosophy for Real Life, which will take place at thinkspot on October 3rd at 12 pm Central, followed by a live Q&A session. Much thanks to producer Charlie Zagoren and his team. This event is free for my subscribers.

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Breitbart and/or Twitter versions of me?

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Twitter’s suppression of Open College reminds me of the good old days when the Breitbart site attacked me for being a Marxist professor indoctrinating students into bomb-throwing revolution. “Professor Stephen Hicks of Rockford College is a Marxist devoted to educating cadres of revolutionaries.” (The Twitter ban’s being investigated; more information soon.)

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Nietzsche and Rand as inspirational

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For this month’s livestreams at thinkspot, I’m comparing the ethical views of two of the most inspirational philosophers of all time. Join me in this 3-session course co-organized by thinkspot and Ayn Rand Center Latin America. Here’s my two-minute trailer for my June livestream lectures: * Session 1: June, Saturday 20th, 12-1 pm Central. On

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Wednesday livestream with Laissez Talks, Poland

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Looking forward to a lively discussion. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/271644190701431/. Coincidentally, a new translation of Nietzsche and the Nazis into Polish has just come out. And the Polish edition of Explaining Postmodernism is also out there.

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Additional event scheduled: “The Best Argument for a God”

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This is an additional event, scheduled for Saturday morning. Those who purchased a ticket for the May 11th evening will have access to this event too. Subscribers to my thinkspot will, as always, get free access. Trailer for the three-event series is here. Or sign up here.

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Migrating Facebook page

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I’m migrating my Facebook to a professional/public figure page: https://www.facebook.com/Stephen-Hicks-112833833732462/. Over the next days you’ll see a lot of picture-and-post maneuvering, so please bear with us. Please feel welcome to Friend/Like/Comment/Follow me. I’ll be continuing my usual posting there, as well as announcing my bi-weekly livestream lectures at THINKSPOT and regular OPEN COLLEGE podcasts. 😎

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Policy in Pandemics — SFL panel tomorrow

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Tomorrow. Some of the questions that we’ll be discussing: 1. Emergency power grabs and restrictions by governments have become normal and more agreeable to the public at large at the time of the crisis. Some of them tend to stay even after the crisis. What do we need to do in order to make sure

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