the open college podcast with prof. Stephan Hicks Archives - Possibly Correct https://possiblycorrect.com/tag/the-open-college-podcast-with-prof-stephan-hicks/ Possibly Correct Media Network Wed, 16 Mar 2022 02:35:38 +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 the open college podcast with prof. Stephan Hicks Archives - Possibly Correct https://possiblycorrect.com/tag/the-open-college-podcast-with-prof-stephan-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 #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 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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]]> 1710 EP #12  | Being The Entrepreneur of Your Life https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-12-being-the-entrepreneur-of-your-life/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:24:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1729 It can seem like entrepreneurs are a breed apart. But they’re not. All of us are born with the ability to take risks, think creatively and challenge the everyday way of doing things. That is to say, we’re all born with the entrepreneurial capacity.

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]]> It can seem like entrepreneurs are a breed apart. But they’re not. All of us are born with the ability to take risks, think creatively and challenge the everyday way of doing things. That is to say, we’re all born with the entrepreneurial capacity.

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]]> 1729 EP #11 | Is Envy Worse in a Free Society? https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-11-is-envy-worse-in-a-free-society/ Wed, 23 Jan 2019 23:44:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1740 The argument claims, Socialism is motivated by anti-rich, anti-success envy, and that’s simply an illegitimate motivation. The envy-charge against socialism is that it institutionalizes envy. How does this compare with liberal capitalist countries? Is there more or less potential for envy to flourish in a liberal capitalist society?

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]]> The argument claims, Socialism is motivated by anti-rich, anti-success envy, and that’s simply an illegitimate motivation. The envy-charge against socialism is that it institutionalizes envy. How does this compare with liberal capitalist countries? Is there more or less potential for envy to flourish in a liberal capitalist society?

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]]> 1740 EP #10 | Bhopal: Government Subsidized Chaos https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-10-bhopal-government-subsidized-chaos/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:35:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1746 Bhopal is a city in central India, and late in 1984 chemicals in large quantities spilled out of an industrial plant there, killing, maiming, and damaging tens of thousands of people.
The long-term estimated death toll from the 1984 Bhopal disaster in India is about 16,000 people, making it the worst human-caused environmental disaster in history.
In the high-tech society we strive to be, it is essential that we learn the causes of disasters so that we can correct our mistakes. Technology lessens many of life’s risks, but handled badly it can add other serious risks.

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]]> Bhopal is a city in central India, and late in 1984 chemicals in large quantities spilled out of an industrial plant there, killing, maiming, and damaging tens of thousands of people. The long-term estimated death toll from the 1984 Bhopal disaster in India is about 16,000 people, making it the worst human-caused environmental disaster in history. In the high-tech society we strive to be, it is essential that we learn the causes of disasters so that we can correct our mistakes. Technology lessens many of life’s risks, but handled badly it can add other serious risks.

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