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What Is Capitalism? [Session 1 of “The Capitalism Course” by Dr. Stephen Hicks]

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My new live, online, and open-to-the-public course will begin by asking: What Is Capitalism? We will look at several influential definitions, and I will argue my way to mine. When: Wednesday, October 13, 7 p.m. Central Time. Where: MyJunto. Registration is free and open to anyone interested. . While the course has no prerequisites, the […]

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Announcing: “The Capitalism Course” by Dr. Stephen Hicks

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I will be teaching a live, online course: The Capitalism Course. The six-session course will emphasize contemporary moral and cultural issues. When: Wednesday evenings, twice a month, beginning October 13. Where: MyJunto. Registration is free and open to anyone interested. Topics: Session 1. What Is Capitalism? Session 2: Is the USA a “Capitalist” Nation? Session

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Reason or Emotion? | Philosophy for Real Life (5 of 22) | Stephen Hicks

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Two-minute answers to key questions about philosophy, politics, art, and the meaning of life. Filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full series is published at the CEE Video Channel. Description: At some point in our lives, we each ask ourselves the big questions. How we respond has great impact on our lives. Some accept easy

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Professor Max Hocutt’s review of *Explaining Postmodernism*

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“This excellent little volume, by an objectivist philosopher possessed of acute understanding and broad learning, asks and answers two pertinent questions: First, why have ‘postmodernist’ intellectuals of the kind you find in English departments and Women Studies programs, but not the Chemistry department, rejected Enlightenment belief in reason while embracing epistemological relativism and metaphysical nihilism

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Chisholm letter on MIT’s cancelling Abbot lecture

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Silicon Valley entrepreneur and MIT and Harvard graduate John Chisholm wrote this public letter. Re-posted here with permission. In the last few days, I have heard from more alumni (and non-alumni) than I can recall at any time since my term as alumni president/chair. Their reaction to the cancellation of Professor Abbot’s Carlson Lecture ranges

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Lucro: bueno, malo y obsceno

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Lucro: bueno, malo y obsceno Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. A nadie le gusta perder dinero, pero el lucro genera actitudes polarizadas. Como ocurre con la mayoría de los fenómenos con carga moral—la competencia, la riqueza, la pobreza, la propiedad—lograr superar las discusiones confusas, requiere algunas distinciones sutiles. Para más artículos en español: https://www.stephenhicks.org/espanol/ Original article in

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“A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’”

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“The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, in a widening education gap across the U.S.” “A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’” More at The Wall Street Journal. Two thoughts: This is a bad thing. Boys and young men

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Lo que la Ética Empresarial Puede Aprender del Emprendimiento

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Lo que la Ética Empresarial Puede Aprender del Emprendimiento Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. …la ética empresarial debería fundamentarse en los valores y las virtudes de los emprendedores, es decir, esos individuos productivos y responsables por sí mismos que crean valor e intercambian con otras personas para mutuo beneficio… Para más artículos en español: https://www.stephenhicks.org/espanol/ English. Portuguese Translation

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Robert Heilbroner, “Socialism” [Atlas Intellectuals]

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In this week on the Waterfall course on Socialism: Robert Heilbroner, “Socialism”. Robert Heilbroner (1919-2005) was the most distinguished American academic socialist of the 20th century. In this article, written after the fall of the Soviet Union, Heilbroner argues as a social scientist that socialists must diagnose accurately the failings of socialist experiments in order to correct

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The Atlas Society Asks Stephen Hicks, Ph.D.

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Jennifer Grossman, CEO of The Atlas Society interviews senior scholar Stephen Hicks on Black Lives, Matter, Covid, postmodernism, Cultural Marxism, and varieties of racism. This interview and Q&A was first published at YouTube in 2020. Below is a transcription. SUMMARY KEYWORDS: Racism, postmodernism, individualism, Marxism, reparations, capitalism, justice, institutional racism, Black Lives Matter SPEAKERS: Jennifer

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