October 27: Is the USA a “Capitalist” Nation? Two narratives govern our recent thinking, debating, and blame-gaming about the economy: (1) We’re a capitalist nation, and our troubles are the fault of capitalism, (2) We’re a mixed economy, and our troubles stem from the anti-capitalist elements of the mixture. How do we first sort out […]
Professor Jerry Kirkpatrick, emeritus professor at California State Polytechnic University, is always worth reading. His new collection of short essays — Applying Principles: Short Essays Based on the Philosophy of Ayn Rand, Economics of Ludwig von Mises, and Psychology of Edith Packer — collects dozens of his short essays on topics ranging from philosophy to
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From the left environmentalists, we get the voluntary human extinction movement. From the religious right, we get the involuntarily human death movement. Left: Right: The two are superficial enemies culturally, yet both are anti-humanist philosophically. For human beings, life is the standard of value; and for healthy humans, life is good. True lovers of humanity
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On November 17, K. Mikey M and I will be presenting an open-to-the-public seminar: “Courage, perseverance, and embracing risk are key to innovation and entrepreneurial success. But where do those traits come from? We’re all works in progress, and this session focuses on how we cultivate the entrepreneurial mind-set and action-set in ourselves.” Hosted by the
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Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. Translated into Spanish by Fermin Elizalde and Maria Marty. Para más artículos en español: https://www.stephenhicks.org/espanol/. Original version in English: “13 arguments for liberal capitalism in 13 minutes.” Also Portuguese and German translations. These quick overview arguments were later developed into my primer book Liberalism Pro and Con.
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Pleased with this result: The audiobook of Nietzsche and the Nazis crossed the two million mark. Nietzsche and the Nazis started as a documentary project that was picked up by Netflix for a few years. I then turned the script into a book, which was first published in English followed by several foreign-language translations and
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In the second session from this open-to-the-public course we will be asking: Is the USA a “Capitalist” Nation? Two narratives govern our recent thinking, debating, and blame-gaming about the economy: (1) We’re a capitalist nation, so our troubles are the fault of capitalism, (2) We’re a mixed economy, and our troubles stem from the anti-capitalist
Is history determined by divine or materialist forces? Is there a pattern or end of history? Is history made by individual actors or collective efforts? My 2001 lecture, “What Moves History: An Introduction to the Philosophy of History” is now available at YouTube. The chart used in the penultimate portion of the talk:
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Qué nos pueden enseñar los emprendimientos acerca de la vida Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. Tomar riesgos y experimentar son cosas que todos podemos hacer, y no sólo en nuestras carreras. The Wall Street Journal. Para más artículos en español: https://www.stephenhicks.org/espanol/ The original article in English: What Entrepreneurship Can Teach Us About Life Taking
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Below is a transcript of my “Conversations with Marsha” discussion, first published at YouTube: Stephen Hicks on Liberal Education: What is it and what is it good for? Marsha Enright: Good morning, and I’m happy to be here with friend and longtime Great Connections advisor Stephen Hicks. This is Marsha Enright from the Great Connections.
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