The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “Educating a child is a hugely philosophical project. How does one become a fully-functional adult with a zest for all that life has to offer — and acquire the knowledge, skills and habits to pursue it? “Homework, traditionally conceived, is not part of the answer. And when […]
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Two sex scandals in philosophy departments have, well, scandalized the academic world recently. One at the University of Miami in Florida led to the resignation of professor Colin McGinn. The other, at the University of Colorado, Boulder resulted in the removal of the department chair, Graeme Forbes. Professor McGinn’s case was about a series of
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[First published at EveryJoe.com.] You might not think of yourself as wealthy. Let me prove that you are. In 1836, the richest man in the world was Nathan Rothschild. He was 58 years old and, according to a medical check-up at the beginning of the year, in good condition for a man of his age.
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Romance is in the air, and even the lovers of wisdom are not immune from its allure. So here is a round-up of philosophers talking to their sweethearts – collected from conversations overheard at smoky cafés, college libraries, mountain caves, and seminar rooms the world over. The Aristotelian: “I wish to marry you, for I
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The Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship will be hosting a conference at Rockford University, March 14, 2016, on Entrepreneurial Education. Invited speakers include: Stephen Hicks (Illinois), Bernardita Jensen (Santiago, Chile), Michael Strong (Austin, Texas), Albert Loan (Guatemala), Jed Hopkins (Madison, Wisconsin), Piotr Kostylo (Bydgoszcz, Poland), Terry Noel (Bloomington, Illinois), and keynote speaker John Chisholm (San
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[First published at EveryJoe.com.] Full disclosure at the outset: I’m a philosopher, and this new series of columns on The Good Life will often be about human nature, knowledge, the meaning of life, and of course politics. So let me start by indicating some of my colleagues’ opinions about politics. A favorite party game for
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My article “Liberalism: The Fifteen Best Arguments” [pdf] is now out in Reason Papers 37:2 (Fall 2015), pp. 108-132. I make fifteen arguments for the free society — the ones that I judge to be most essential and most influential. The arguments are: 1. Liberalism increases freedom 2. People work harder in liberal systems 3.
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I have a chapter forthcoming in this new volume: CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance: Building New Bridges between Business and Society Editors: Hualiang Lu (Nanjing, China), René Schmidpeter (Cologne, Germany), Nicholas Capaldi (New Orleans, USA), Liangrong Zu, (Turin, Italy) Publisher: Springer Books. Date: 2016 Abstract: Entrepreneurship’s Relationship to CSR (Prof. Dr. Stephen R.C. Hicks) This
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Logo cedo, vesti minha jaqueta de couro argentina, calcei meus sapatos indianos e entrei em minha caminhonete japonesa. Eu parei em um posto de gasolina da British Petroleum e conversei com seu dono, um mexicano. Para pagar por tudo isso, dei a minha primeira aula do dia — cujo tópico era um filósofofrancês, utilizando para
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Interview conducted at Rockford University by Stephen Hicks and sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. Hicks: I am Stephen Hicks. Our guest today is professor Arielle John, who is teaching fellow in the Department of Economics at Beloit College. Professor John was here to speak with us on culture and entrepreneurship with special
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