Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault by Stephen R.C. Hicks Archives - Possibly Correct https://possiblycorrect.com/tag/explaining-postmodernism-skepticism-and-socialism-from-rousseau-to-foucault-by-stephen-r-c-hicks/ Possibly Correct Media Network Sun, 06 Mar 2022 15:13:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/possiblycorrect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-PC_LOGO.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault by Stephen R.C. Hicks Archives - Possibly Correct https://possiblycorrect.com/tag/explaining-postmodernism-skepticism-and-socialism-from-rousseau-to-foucault-by-stephen-r-c-hicks/ 32 32 194854143 EP #23 – Is Postmodernism Neo-Marxist? Yes, No & Sort Of. https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-23-is-postmodernism-neo-marxist-yes-no-sort-of/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:46:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1642 Professor Jordan B. Peterson is perhaps most famous for the neo-Marxist label “Postmodern Neo-Marxism.” Although Dr. Peterson recommends Explaining Postmodernism by Dr. Hicks, their analysis on this issue differs in some important ways.

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]]> Professor Jordan B. Peterson is perhaps most famous for the neo-Marxist label “Postmodern Neo-Marxism.” Although Dr. Peterson recommends Explaining Postmodernism by Dr. Hicks, their analysis on this issue differs in some important ways.

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]]> 1642 EP #22 | Did Coffee Give Us The Enlightenment https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-22-did-coffee-give-us-the-enlightenment/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 19:40:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1645 As a contributing factor, coffee (and tea) certainly gets credit on physiological grounds. Also contributing was the development of European coffee house culture, the coffee houses bringing businessmen, artists, and scientists together for drinking and socializing.

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]]> As a contributing factor, coffee (and tea) certainly gets credit on physiological grounds. Also contributing was the development of European coffee house culture, the coffee houses bringing businessmen, artists, and scientists together for drinking and socializing.

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]]> 1645 EP #21 | Censor The Hitlers https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-21-censor-the-hitlers/ Tue, 25 Jun 2019 20:43:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1652 Extreme cases always test our commitment to a free society. A free society depends on our general confidence in the power of reason, that people have intelligence and good judgment enough to handle the cognitive demands of living freely.

Yet now our current concerns with social unrest, triggers, and inflammatory language and images has led some social-media giants curating speech. Some history teachers have found their online course lessons on German history blocked because they contain archival footage of Hitler giving a speech or a Nazi parade. Thus the censorship debate has now become main stream.

We must decide as a society, should dangerous ideas always be allowed so that they can be confronted openly? Is sunlight the best disinfectant?

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]]> Extreme cases always test our commitment to a free society. A free society depends on our general confidence in the power of reason, that people have intelligence and good judgment enough to handle the cognitive demands of living freely. Yet now our current concerns with social unrest, triggers, and inflammatory language and images has led some social-media giants curating speech. Some history teachers have found their online course lessons on German history blocked because they contain archival footage of Hitler giving a speech or a Nazi parade. Thus the censorship debate has now become main stream. We must decide as a society, should dangerous ideas always be allowed so that they can be confronted openly? Is sunlight the best disinfectant?

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]]> 1652 EP #20 | Sex Dolls: Why Not? https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-20-sex-dolls-why-not/ Sun, 16 Jun 2019 05:44:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1659 Sex Dolls, Artificial Intelligence, and the Real Thing. Newly-engineered materials and robotics have made the physical experiences closer to the real thing, and artificial intelligence has enabled robots to respond verbally and non-verbally more realistically. let's set aside the politics and focus on the ethics: Is sex with robots a good thing? a bad thing?

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]]> Sex Dolls, Artificial Intelligence, and the Real Thing. Newly-engineered materials and robotics have made the physical experiences closer to the real thing, and artificial intelligence has enabled robots to respond verbally and non-verbally more realistically. let’s set aside the politics and focus on the ethics: Is sex with robots a good thing? a bad thing?

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]]> 1659 EP #19 | Stain of Slavery https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-19-stain-of-slavery/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 04:29:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1667 In this episode of the Open College podcast, Professor Stephen Hicks talks about the issue of slavery: its history and current implications. Even though slavery has been prohibited in Western countries, its stains such as racism and discrimination still can be seen in our society. During the last decades, people of the civilized world have been reflecting on the causes and consequences of this tragic part of human history. The anti-slavery position, as Dr. Hicks asserts, became a part of our moral identity, but its mere presence is not enough for a proper moral judgment on “how to apportion credit and blame, pride and shame.” The issue of slavery must first be systematically studied in all of its complexity. By describing the history of the slave trade, its routes and origins worldwide and in North America in particular, Dr. Hicks lays out the necessary foundation for discussing why and how slavery came to be, what were the philosophical ideas behind it, who should be blamed for what has happened, and the causes of eventual abolition. Through historical evidence and data, he presents important facts about slavery that are often sidelined in current discussions and emphasizes the importance of the new Enlightenment individualistic way of thinking for eliminating slavery. Moreover, Professor Hicks warns against rash judgments and common misuses of group language. In order to objectively assign credit and blame, one should check the premises and strictly follow the principles that lie in the foundation of the opposition to slavery because without this philosophical consistency no justice can be achieved. In this episode of Open College Podcast, Dr. Hicks presents a proper systematic way of judging and responding to this human tragedy that stems from ideas of the independence of every human being and his/her individual rights.

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]]> In this episode of the Open College podcast, Professor Stephen Hicks talks about the issue of slavery: its history and current implications. Even though slavery has been prohibited in Western countries, its stains such as racism and discrimination still can be seen in our society. During the last decades, people of the civilized world have been reflecting on the causes and consequences of this tragic part of human history. The anti-slavery position, as Dr. Hicks asserts, became a part of our moral identity, but its mere presence is not enough for a proper moral judgment on “how to apportion credit and blame, pride and shame.” The issue of slavery must first be systematically studied in all of its complexity. By describing the history of the slave trade, its routes and origins worldwide and in North America in particular, Dr. Hicks lays out the necessary foundation for discussing why and how slavery came to be, what were the philosophical ideas behind it, who should be blamed for what has happened, and the causes of eventual abolition. Through historical evidence and data, he presents important facts about slavery that are often sidelined in current discussions and emphasizes the importance of the new Enlightenment individualistic way of thinking for eliminating slavery. Moreover, Professor Hicks warns against rash judgments and common misuses of group language. In order to objectively assign credit and blame, one should check the premises and strictly follow the principles that lie in the foundation of the opposition to slavery because without this philosophical consistency no justice can be achieved. In this episode of Open College Podcast, Dr. Hicks presents a proper systematic way of judging and responding to this human tragedy that stems from ideas of the independence of every human being and his/her individual rights.

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]]> 1667 EP 18 | A Conversation with Dr. Jordan Peterson [Excerpt] https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-18-a-conversation-with-dr-jordan-peterson-excerpt/ Mon, 06 May 2019 05:46:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1673 This is an excerpt from a conversation between Dr. Hicks and Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, recorded on March 27, 2019 on the Jordan B. Peterson podcast. Dr. Peterson is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and the author of the multi-million copy bestseller 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. In this episode, the professors discuss the origins of Explaining Post Modernism, its acceptance and increased awareness amongst the philosophers and the origins of criticisms. The professors agree to continue the discussion further as the seeds of a new enlightenments may be upon us.

To listen to the full interview visit the Jordan B. Peterson podcast RSS feed at www.JordanBPeterson.com

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]]> This is an excerpt from a conversation between Dr. Hicks and Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, recorded on March 27, 2019 on the Jordan B. Peterson podcast. Dr. Peterson is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and the author of the multi-million copy bestseller 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. In this episode, the professors discuss the origins of Explaining Post Modernism, its acceptance and increased awareness amongst the philosophers and the origins of criticisms. The professors agree to continue the discussion further as the seeds of a new enlightenments may be upon us.

To listen to the full interview visit the Jordan B. Peterson podcast RSS feed at www.JordanBPeterson.com

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]]> 1673 EP #17 | C. S. Lewis Christian Socialism https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-17-c-s-lewis-christian-socialism/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 17:34:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1682 Should Christians be socialist and was C.S. Lewis a socialist? What are the basic themes and commitments that are common to all forms of christianity?

Clive Staples Lewis was a British writer and theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University and Cambridge University He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles and The Problem of Pain.

Dr. Stephen R.C. Hicks expands on many of the views, philosophy and influence of C.S. Lewis in this episodes of The Open College podcast.

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]]> Should Christians be socialist and was C.S. Lewis a socialist? What are the basic themes and commitments that are common to all forms of christianity? Clive Staples Lewis was a British writer and theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University and Cambridge University He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles and The Problem of Pain. Dr. Stephen R.C. Hicks expands on many of the views, philosophy and influence of C.S. Lewis in this episodes of The Open College podcast.

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]]> 1682  EP#15  | Training, Not Educating Activists https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep15-training-not-educating-activists/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:17:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1694 Are reason and analysis under attack by scepticism? Why do post modernists focus on training and indoctrinating activist while ignoring some of the fundamental principals of education? If racial gender ethnic group conflict are the new principal of education what is the purpose of education?

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]]> Are reason and analysis under attack by scepticism? Why do post modernists focus on training and indoctrinating activist while ignoring some of the fundamental principals of education? If racial gender ethnic group conflict are the new principal of education what is the purpose of education?

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]]> 1694 EP 14 | Why Steve Jobs Hated School https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-14-why-steve-jobs-hated-school/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 02:38:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1703 Did Steve Jobs fail to adapt himself to the system, or did the school system fail to fit Steve Jobs? A Japanese team of investigators recently came to the United States to study its school system. Japan is a successful nation, prosperous and dynamic in many areas. But the team had a question: Why does our country have so few innovators?

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]]> Did Steve Jobs fail to adapt himself to the system, or did the school system fail to fit Steve Jobs? A Japanese team of investigators recently came to the United States to study its school system. Japan is a successful nation, prosperous and dynamic in many areas. But the team had a question: Why does our country have so few innovators?

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]]> 1703 EP 13 | Postmodernism’s Moral Low Ground https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-13-postmodernisms-moral-low-ground/ Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:13:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1710 Intellectual battles are the cognitive lifeblood of a healthy society. Life is complicated and the stakes are high, so thoughtful and passionate people have lots of arguments. Only by argument can we sort out the facts about complicated matters, however postmodernists seem not to fight by the same rules as the rest of society.

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]]> Intellectual battles are the cognitive lifeblood of a healthy society. Life is complicated and the stakes are high, so thoughtful and passionate people have lots of arguments. Only by argument can we sort out the facts about complicated matters, however postmodernists seem not to fight by the same rules as the rest of society.

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