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Open College Podcast

Dr. Stephen R.C. Hicks is a Canadian-American philosopher who teaches at Rockford University, Illinois. He has had visiting positions at Oxford University (England), Kasimir the Great University (Pola... Read more

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#29 War on Socialism

#29 War on Socialism

William James was a leading American philosopher who lived at the turn of the 20th century. In his essay the Moral Equi... Read more

5 Nov 2019

38mins

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Episode #17 C.S. Lewis Christian Socialism

Episode #17 C.S. Lewis Christian Socialism

Should Christians be socialist and was C.S. Lewis a socialist? What are the basic themes and commitments that are common... Read more

23 Apr 2019

37mins

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#26 Manifest Destiny Wasn't

#26 Manifest Destiny Wasn't

Apple Podcastshttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/open-college-podcast/id1438324613?mt=2SoundCloud https://soundcloud.co... Read more

24 Sep 2019

38mins

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#4 Dim Ruins

#4 Dim Ruins

The post modernist British thinker John Gray wrote in his book, Enlightenment's Wake: “We live today amid the dim ruins ... Read more

6 Nov 2018

46mins

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#11 Is Envy Worse in a Free Society?

#11 Is Envy Worse in a Free Society?

The argument claims, Socialism is motivated by anti-rich, anti-success envy, and that’s simply an illegitimate motivatio... Read more

24 Jan 2019

38mins

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#19 Stain of Slavery

#19 Stain of Slavery

In this episode of the Open College podcast, Professor Stephen Hicks talks about the issue of slavery: its history and c... Read more

3 Jun 2019

34mins

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#12 Being The Entrepreneur of Your Life

#12 Being The Entrepreneur of Your Life

It can seem like entrepreneurs are a breed apart. But they’re not. All of us are born with the ability to take risks, th... Read more

11 Feb 2019

42mins

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#6 Nietzsche's Sister and The Will to Power

#6 Nietzsche's Sister and The Will to Power

The story of the The Will to Power has the makings of a dramatic documentary film. It has a tormented genius, Friedrich ... Read more

20 Nov 2018

33mins

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#15 Training, Not Educating Activists

#15 Training, Not Educating Activists

Open College with Dr. Stephen R.C. Hicks | #15 Training, Not Educating Activists Are reason and analysis under attack by... Read more

20 Mar 2019

26mins

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#3 Conservatives Are Not Free-Market Capitalists

#3 Conservatives Are Not Free-Market Capitalists

Political labeling is often sloppy and political movements are often big tent, but it’s important to keep up the effort ... Read more

1 Nov 2018

29mins

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EP #30 | The Real Scrooge

EP #30 | The Real Scrooge

We all know the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. Or do we? At least 20 movie versions of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol hav... Read more

22 Dec 2019

20mins

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#14 Why Steve Jobs Hated School

#14 Why Steve Jobs Hated School

Did Steve Jobs fail to adapt himself to the system, or did the school system fail to fit Steve Jobs?A Japanese team of i... Read more

1 Mar 2019

35mins

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#25 Thales’ Revolution

#25 Thales’ Revolution

The standard claim is that philosophy begins with Thales. Why did philosophy come into being in a clusters of cities on... Read more

10 Sep 2019

24mins

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#18 A Conversation with Dr. Jordan Peterson [Excerpt]

#18 A Conversation with Dr. Jordan Peterson [Excerpt]

This is an excerpt from a conversation between Dr. Hicks and Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, recorded on March 27, 2019 on the J... Read more

6 May 2019

40mins

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#5 Conservatives: Get Over the Dark Ages

#5 Conservatives: Get Over the Dark Ages

Open College with Dr. Stephen R.C. Hicks #5 - Conservatives Get Out of The Dark AgesIt's a faux pas in some intellectua... Read more

12 Nov 2018

32mins

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#24 Does Power Corrupt?

#24 Does Power Corrupt?

Lord Acton said, “absolute power corrupts absolutely” but is this accurate? Abuses of social and political power are the... Read more

27 Aug 2019

24mins

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#21 Censor The Hitlers

#21 Censor The Hitlers

Extreme cases always test our commitment to a free society. A free society depends on our general confidence in the powe... Read more

25 Jun 2019

21mins

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#10 Bhopal: Government Subsidized Chaos

#10 Bhopal: Government Subsidized Chaos

Open College with Dr. Stephen R.C. Hicks | Episode #10 - Bhopal: Government Subsidized Environmental ApocalypseBhopal is... Read more

8 Jan 2019

31mins

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#20 Sex Dolls: Why Not?

#20 Sex Dolls: Why Not?

Sex Dolls, Artificial Intelligence, and the Real Thing. Newly-engineered materials and robotics have made the physical e... Read more

16 Jun 2019

26mins

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#9 Envy's Moral Psychological Challenge

#9 Envy's Moral Psychological Challenge

The puzzle of envy and how it impacts our lives. Why does envy cause some of us to do destructive things? How do envy di... Read more

3 Jan 2019

40mins

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