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Explaining Postmodernism audiobook now available

The audiobook of the Expanded Edition of my Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault is now available at Audible and iTunes: Audible iTunes The narrator is Scott R. Smith. Listening length is 7 hours and 23 minutes. The expanded edition includes my Free Speech and Postmodernism and From Modern to Postmodern Art: Why Art Became Ugly essays. Images […]

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Upcoming: University of Minnesota, Students for Liberty

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On October 13 I’ll be speaking on “Is Capitalism Moral?” at the SFL conference in Minneapolis. Thanks to SFL’s Charlie Gers and the team at The Atlas Society for making this possible. The day’s Schedule.

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Gala in New York City — TAS’s annual celebration

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Happy to be going to this event tomorrow night, black tie and everything. I’ll be speaking for about five minutes on the themes of superheroes, Atlas Shrugged, and the philosophy young people need to realize their lives fully.

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Upcoming talk at Rockford University, Brown Bag Series

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I’ll be giving a short talk at my university as part of its Faculty Brown Bag Series: “Was Philosophy Responsible for National Socialism?” My answer will be “Yes,” drawing upon themes from my book Nietzsche and the Nazis. All students, staff, and faculty are invited to attend on Monday, October 1 at 12 p.m. in

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Upcoming talk at Lafayette College, Pennsylvania

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I’ll be speaking on “Postmodernism: Philosophy and Politics” as part of The Mill Series of lectures at Lafayette College. The series is named for John Stuart Mill, whose On Liberty, especially its second chapter, is essential reading for free speech and liberal education advocates (and their opponents): “He who knows only his own side of

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Syllabi for my courses, Fall 2018

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Syllabi and other course material are at my Courses page. PHIL 256: Biomedical Ethics syllabus [pdf] PHIL 325: Business and Economic Ethics syllabus [pdf] PHIL 330: Philosophy of Science syllabus [pdf] Related: Readings at my Texts in Philosophy page.

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Open College podcast — first trailer released

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Trailer for Open College with Stephen Hicks.

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White and Anti-White Racism at The New York Times

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Sure will be interesting to see how these two new stories play out in the Gray Lady’s soul: 1. Baseball player with history of racist tweets. Apologizes. Milwaukee fans’ reactions. NYT publishes *scorching* response. 2. A week later, NYT editorial-board hire with history of racist tweets. Doesn’t apologize. NYT expresses *understanding*. Bad behavior all around,

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