“Aphrodite* by Praxiteles, c. 350 BCE [Newberry on Great Art series]

An Artist’s View: Michael Newberry on Key Works of Art in History Michael Newberry is a California-based artist who has exhibited across Europe and North America. He is the author of books on color theory, philosophy of art, modernism and postmodernism in art, and art history. We invited him into our studio for this series

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Monet | “Water Lilies” (Clouds) (1902) [Newberry on Great Art series]

An Artist’s View: Michael Newberry on Key Works of Art in History Michael Newberry is an avant-garde figurative painter, writer, and teacher promoting evolutionary flourishing through his work. He does this through advances in color theory, body language, symbolism, and composition. Michael is the author of two books released in 2021: Evolution Through Art and Newberry

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Heidegger documentary: director Van Davis interview

An interview with Jeffrey Van Davis, the director of the documentary, Only a God Can Save Us (link.) Mr. Van Davis and Professor Hicks discuss the origins of the documentary, some details about its composition, his encounters with the Heidegger family, the premiere of the documentary, and more details on the life of Heidegger. Timestamps:

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Master and Slave Moralities | Friedrich Nietzsche | *Philosophers, Explained* by Professor Stephen Hicks

Who are the great philosophers, and what makes them great? Episodes: The full playlist. Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA, and has had visiting positions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., the University of Kasimir the Great in Poland, Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College in England, and Jagiellonian

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The State of ART EDUCATION: Joey McFadden interviews Stephen Hicks

Joseph McFadden is a New York artist and writer: “Joey and Stephen discuss the purpose of art; the state of fine arts education and the art world; the relationship between art and philosophy; 20th-century art; the triad of Marx, Freud, and Darwin; the relationship between Postmodernism and Marxism, and their impact on art & culture;

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Hegel on war’s purifying powers — Baxter article

Professor Kimberly Baxter’s article summarizes Hegel’s argument that the state’s higher ethical purposes necessitate war as a means. According to Hegel, war is a “positive moment” wherein the state asserts itself as an individual and establishing its rights and interests. Sacrifice on behalf of the the state is the “substantial tie between the state and

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