In the second session from this open-to-the-public course we will be asking: Is the USA a “Capitalist” Nation? Two narratives govern our recent thinking, debating, and blame-gaming about the economy: (1) We’re a capitalist nation, so our troubles are the fault of capitalism, (2) We’re a mixed economy, and our troubles stem from the anti-capitalist […]
Is history determined by divine or materialist forces? Is there a pattern or end of history? Is history made by individual actors or collective efforts? My 2001 lecture, “What Moves History: An Introduction to the Philosophy of History” is now available at YouTube. The chart used in the penultimate portion of the talk:
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This unit on Socialism features Stephen Hicks’s “Your Sex Life Under Socialism.” Here’s the logic: “If human beings are the most important means of production and socialism means collective ownership of the means of production, then socialism means collective ownership of human beings. And if human beings are produced by sexual reproduction and socialism is
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The intellectual world of the 1800s and its influence upon the young Friedrich Nietzsche. A 10-minute clip from the Faulkner-Hogg interview: Nietzsche’s precociousness, the priority of biology or philosophy, evolution, the roots of ethics, cognitive subjectivism, and religion’s precariousness after Hume, Kant, Schopenhauer, and Kierkegaard. YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC-niLfhTAk Also at YouTube: This audiobook edition of
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Qué nos pueden enseñar los emprendimientos acerca de la vida Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. Tomar riesgos y experimentar son cosas que todos podemos hacer, y no sólo en nuestras carreras. The Wall Street Journal. Para más artículos en español: https://www.stephenhicks.org/espanol/ The original article in English: What Entrepreneurship Can Teach Us About Life Taking
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Below is a transcript of my “Conversations with Marsha” discussion, first published at YouTube: Stephen Hicks on Liberal Education: What is it and what is it good for? Marsha Enright: Good morning, and I’m happy to be here with friend and longtime Great Connections advisor Stephen Hicks. This is Marsha Enright from the Great Connections.
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My new live, online, and open-to-the-public course will begin by asking: What Is Capitalism? We will look at several influential definitions, and I will argue my way to mine. When: Wednesday, October 13, 7 p.m. Central Time. Where: MyJunto. Registration is free and open to anyone interested. . While the course has no prerequisites, the
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I will be teaching a live, online course: The Capitalism Course. The six-session course will emphasize contemporary moral and cultural issues. When: Wednesday evenings, twice a month, beginning October 13. Where: MyJunto. Registration is free and open to anyone interested. Topics: Session 1. What Is Capitalism? Session 2: Is the USA a “Capitalist” Nation? Session
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