the Open College Podcast with Professor Stephan Hicks Archives - Possibly Correct https://possiblycorrect.com/tag/the-open-college-podcast-with-professor-stephan-hicks/ Possibly Correct Media Network Tue, 01 Feb 2022 01:40:16 +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 Professor Stephan Hicks Archives - Possibly Correct https://possiblycorrect.com/tag/the-open-college-podcast-with-professor-stephan-hicks/ 32 32 194854143 EP #36 | Democratic Socialism for Beginners https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-36-democratic-socialism-for-beginners/ Mon, 11 May 2020 01:45:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1587 In contemporary times, most socialists have shifted away from overtly dictatorial socialism. Among the younger, there is some level of awareness of its terrible history but they still think of it as an ideal to be striven for despite obvious concerns. What are the aims of democratic socialist, what do they wish to achieve and how will they achieve their goals? Should socialism be Monarchical, Aristocratic, or Democratic? Who should have power over you: one person? An elite group? The majority?

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]]> In contemporary times, most socialists have shifted away from overtly dictatorial socialism. Among the younger, there is some level of awareness of its terrible history but they still think of it as an ideal to be striven for despite obvious concerns. What are the aims of democratic socialist, what do they wish to achieve and how will they achieve their goals? Should socialism be Monarchical, Aristocratic, or Democratic? Who should have power over you: one person? An elite group? The majority?

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]]> 1587 EP #35 | Arguing Religion https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-35-arguing-religion/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:38:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1589 We have all heard that in polite company we should not discuss sex, politics, business, or religion. Those topics are too troublesome, so we should stick to safer topics?

To be human is to grapple with the big questions and the crucial values of life. We must decide and we all need to make up our minds what our lives will be about.

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]]> We have all heard that in polite company we should not discuss sex, politics, business, or religion. Those topics are too troublesome, so we should stick to safer topics?

To be human is to grapple with the big questions and the crucial values of life. We must decide and we all need to make up our minds what our lives will be about.

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]]> 1589 EP #34 | Eight Socialists Define Socialism https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-34-eight-socialists-define-socialism/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 05:34:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1592 Who are the most important socialist intellectuals and politicians in history? We here offer quotations from eight prominent socialists, representing a wide geographical and temporal range. The quotations illustrate the author’s motivation for advocating socialism, the actions necessary to bring about socialism, and/or the expected results of socialism. What common characteristics best define socialism?

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]]> Who are the most important socialist intellectuals and politicians in history? We here offer quotations from eight prominent socialists, representing a wide geographical and temporal range. The quotations illustrate the author’s motivation for advocating socialism, the actions necessary to bring about socialism, and/or the expected results of socialism. What common characteristics best define socialism?

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]]> 1592 EP #33 | Young People’s Socialism https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-33-young-peoples-socialism/ Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:46:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1598 Where are young socialists in their thinking? What expressions of socialism are meeting their mark rhetorically? What does socialism mean to them and what values do they think socialism is advocating?

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]]> Where are young socialists in their thinking? What expressions of socialism are meeting their mark rhetorically? What does socialism mean to them and what values do they think socialism is advocating?

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]]> 1598 EP #32 | Bootleggers and Baptists or Snowflakes https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-32-bootleggers-and-baptists-or-snowflakes/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 23:58:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1605 A generation ago the slogan of campus activist was, speak truth to power. Why has there been such a dramatic change in just one generation?

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]]> A generation ago the slogan of campus activist was, speak truth to power. Why has there been such a dramatic change in just one generation?

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]]> 1605 EP #31 | Hazony Attacks the Enlightenment https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-31-hazony-attacks-the-enlightenment/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 23:54:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1607 On December 30th 2019, the YouTube channel Prager University released a video narrated by bible scholar and political theorist Yoram Hazony discussing the Enlightenment. Hazony makes eight major claims about the Enlightenment and while there are some thoughtful arguments against the Enlightenment, Hazony has not made them. In this episode of Open College, Dr. Hicks points out the flaws in Hazony’s augments and shows why this video is an example of special-pleading history.

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]]> On December 30th 2019, the YouTube channel Prager University released a video narrated by bible scholar and political theorist Yoram Hazony discussing the Enlightenment. Hazony makes eight major claims about the Enlightenment and while there are some thoughtful arguments against the Enlightenment, Hazony has not made them. In this episode of Open College, Dr. Hicks points out the flaws in Hazony’s augments and shows why this video is an example of special-pleading history.

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]]> 1607 EP #30 | The Real Scrooge https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-30-the-real-scrooge/ Sat, 21 Dec 2019 23:40:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1617 We all know the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. Or do we? At least 20 movie versions of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol have been produced, along with innumerable stage plays and live reading. Who was Ebenezer Scrooge? Was his character the Villain according to Socialism, the Homo Economicus and Savvy Investor, the hero of the Anti-Over-Commercialized-Christmas crowd?

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]]> We all know the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. Or do we? At least 20 movie versions of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol have been produced, along with innumerable stage plays and live reading. Who was Ebenezer Scrooge? Was his character the Villain according to Socialism, the Homo Economicus and Savvy Investor, the hero of the Anti-Over-Commercialized-Christmas crowd?

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]]> 1617 #29 War on Socialism https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/29-war-on-socialism/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 02:38:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1619 William James was a leading American philosopher who lived at the turn of the 20th century. In his essay the Moral Equivalent of War, James describes himself as a socialist and pacifist and is very disgusted with the human history of war and is looking for a solution. This essay, while thoughtful and well argued is to my mind, highly objectionable. Here is why.

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]]> William James was a leading American philosopher who lived at the turn of the 20th century. In his essay the Moral Equivalent of War, James describes himself as a socialist and pacifist and is very disgusted with the human history of war and is looking for a solution. This essay, while thoughtful and well argued is to my mind, highly objectionable. Here is why.

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]]> 1619 EP #28 | Keynes Blame https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-28-keynes-blame/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 03:01:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1625 Is Keynes to blame for everything? John Maynard Keynes was the most influential economist of the 20th century. In the 21st century his theories are institutionalized. But how close is current Keyesnian practice to original Keynesian theory?

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]]> Is Keynes to blame for everything? John Maynard Keynes was the most influential economist of the 20th century. In the 21st century his theories are institutionalized. But how close is current Keyesnian practice to original Keynesian theory?

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]]> 1625 #27 Money You Should Love https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/27-money-you-should-love/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 01:39:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1627 Money is one of the greatest inventions ever, just as books are one of the greatest inventions ever and for the same reasons. Books are collections of abstract symbols that represent abstract ideas. Writing enhances our thinking through portability, storage, precision and universality. Books enable everyone to communicate with one another. All of these points about books hold precisely for money.

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]]> Money is one of the greatest inventions ever, just as books are one of the greatest inventions ever and for the same reasons. Books are collections of abstract symbols that represent abstract ideas. Writing enhances our thinking through portability, storage, precision and universality. Books enable everyone to communicate with one another. All of these points about books hold precisely for money.

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