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Jordan Peterson and Stephen Hicks diagnose postmodernism [transcription]

[Thanks to the careful work of Paula Nedved (mter2013@gmail.com), below is a transcription (PDF here) of our video discussion diagnosing the roots of postmodernism. Dr. Peterson’s introduction: “On August 17, I spoke with Dr. Stephen Hicks, professor in the philosophy department at Rockford University. Dr. Hicks is the author of the influential and courageous 2004 […]

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Protests in Iran: Who’s speaking out and who’s silent?

Anti-theocratic-authoritarian protests in Iran are good news for real liberals everywhere. So it’s important that we encourage the spread of human freedom and dignity — and shame those whose silence reveals either hypocrisy or cowardice. I’m happy that two of my books have been translated into Persian/Farsi and published in Iran: Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and

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2017 Top Hits

My site’s year-end statistics are pretty much in. Here are the most popular posts for 2017: 1. Interviewed by Jordan B. Peterson. 2. The lecture that launched my Explaining Postmodernism book project: at the Atlas Society conference, University of Colorado. 3. Plato on censoring artists — a summary. 4. From Marxism to Postmodernism: an excerpt

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Texts in Philosophy — late 2017 additions

For use in my courses, additions to my Texts in Philosophy page. Frédéric Bastiat, “A Petition from the Candlemakers about Unfair Competition from the Sun” (1845). Marilyn Frye, “Oppression”, from The Politics of Reality. (1983). Mother Teresa, excerpt “On Prayer”, from No Greater Love (1987). Dualism and Naturalism quotations from Martin Luther, St. Paul, 1

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“Is Religion Worth Arguing About?” [CHURCH and STATE]

At Britain’s CHURCH and STATE site, my article “Is Religion Worth Arguing About?” has been republished. Thanks to Declan and Lola Heavey for selecting it. The article is followed by a series of video clips with me on postmodernism and real education. [Related: “How to Tame Religious Terrorists.” All of my articles at CHURCH and

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13 Thesen zum liberalen Kapitalismus in 13 Minuten

13 Thesen zum liberalen Kapitalismus in 13 Minuten Much thanks to Christoph Petzold, Ilona Rossa, and Alexander Fürstenberg for publishing this German translation of my “13 Arguments for Liberal Capitalism in 13 Minutes”. Here is a click-to-enlarge version of the flowchart of the arguments: The flowchart with German subtitles is here in PDF. Here also

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Sixteenth printing of *Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault*

A new printing of the expanded edition was published this month. With postmodern theory now exerting itself in authoritarian practice, especially on many campuses, the book’s theme is sadly increasingly relevant: “The failure of epistemology made postmodernism possible. The failure of socialism made postmodernism necessary.” This is the sixteenth printing since its first publication in

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