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 […]
“Geometric Warrior,” 8th century BCE [Newberry on Great Art series] Read More »
One of the major, major pessimists in history. I quoted him earlier in the context of contemporary anti-humanism and those calling for human extinction. But lest we think of Arthur as always grim and cranky, here’s a delightful zinger. Schopenhauer, assessing Kant’s moral philosophy: “I should liken Kant to a man at a ball, who
Schopenhauer’s sense of humor Read More »
Reprising this from when I read Deirdre McCloskey’s fascinating, intriguing, and wonderfully learned The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce (University of Chicago Press, 2006). Early on McCloskey cites three statistics about progress between 1800 and now: Wealth: “The amount of goods and services produced and consumed by the average person on the
Why life is 255 times better now than in 1800 Read More »
In totalitarian nations, young people report their parents and teachers to the authorities for Wrong-speak. Oh, wait — these statistics are for *our* young people. Source: https://www.wisconsin.edu/civil-dialogue/download/SurveyReport20230201.pdf.
Where the snitches are Read More »
My Liberalism: Pro and Con has been translated into Spanish by Fermin Elizalde. We will be serially publishing here each part prior to the publication of the book as a whole. Find the English version here: Amazon. From the blurb for the English edition: In this primer, we take up the best arguments for and
Liberalism: Pro & Con en Español Read More »
Close readings and commentaries on the major thinkers. Follow at the CEE Video Channel: The 30 in the first series include: Full Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-kR5Ove3tI&list=PLurzsfhvI4oq3fnsjxS3j9fmlYlZQOMVl
*Philosophers, Explained* by Professor Stephen Hicks Read More »
In case you missed it: Related: Professor Hicks’s Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault.
The seeds of woke culture | Dangerous Thoughts podcast with Stephen Hicks Read More »
Courage. Resilience. Independence of mind: my thirteen-minute interview at Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship with Dr. Terry Noel. More interviews with CEE’s guest speakers are available here.
Interview: Terry Noel on the virtuous entrepreneur Read More »