The Patriot Philosopher and I took up seven questions: 1.) Can you tell us about your academic background. What compelled you toward this path in life? Did you always want to be or envision yourself as a public intellectual? 2.) In your influential work, Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault, you offer a unique

Third session next week In this third session of the online course “Education’s Villains and Heroes” we will discuss Rousseau’s influential philosophy of education. * Reading to prepare for this session: Jean-Jacques Rousseau on early childhood education, excerpts from Émile (1762): Books I and II. * Link to register: ZOOM. To see more of our

Join our Senior Scholar, Dr. Stephen Hicks Wednesday, July 6 @ 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET for a special “Ask Me Anything About Philosophy” event where Dr. Hicks will be answering your questions on philosophy and questions from our 64K Instagram followers. Not yet on Clubhouse and interested to check it out? We’ve got you covered. Use

In conversation with Dubai’s Lucas Skrobot.

In this invited lecture, Dr. Hicks surveys key educational ideas from pre-modern times, the modern era, and our post-modern times. Ancient education often stressed discipline, obedience and rule following, while modern thinkers such as Galileo, Locke, and Montaigne stressed independent judgment and the power of reason. He then examines a series postmodern (and fellow-traveler) thinkers

In this third session of the online course “Education’s Villains and Heroes” we will discuss Rousseau’s influential Emotionalist Collectivism. * Reading to prepare for this session: Jean-Jacques Rousseau on early childhood education, excerpts from Émile (1762): Books I and II. * Link to register: ZOOM To see more of our courses and related topics, visit