Sulzer and Kant on educating the youth for obedience. "It is not very easy, however, to implant obedience in children. It is quite natural for the child's soul to want to have a will of its own, and things that are not done correctly in the first two years will be difficult to

"The U.S. is on track to produce nearly 50 percent more per person than Canada will. This stunning divergence is unprecedented in modern history."

No to this Warwick professor's claim. If you read to your kids, then you're a good parent.  If you don't, you're a bad parent. Why? Because reading is an essential life skill, and parents take on the responsibility of teaching their kids essential life skills. Also: The bad

Abstract: “Philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand are often identified as strong critics of altruism and arch advocates of egoism. In this essay, Stephen Hicks argues that Nietzsche and Rand have much in common in their critiques of altruism but almost nothing in common

Critical Theory's connection to Critical Race Theory, in the words of CRT founders Richard Delgado and Kimberlé Crenshaw. And how genuine anti-slavery and anti-racism are fruits of the Enlightenment. My lecture this summer in Washington, DC. youtube.com/watch?v=6TTZsw…

On Monday, my course goes live at PA: Postmodern Philosophy covers main currents in philosophy & big names from 1900 to present. Modern Philosophy, which covers 1600-1900, is recorded and in post-production. Trailers here: petersonacademy.com

Sweet memories from summer vacation season.

Thank you, Charles!

Silence speaking volumes.

Friendly but important amendment, please: The President is in charge of the government, not the country. The country is made up of citizens, who are in charge of themselves.

Now out of beta mode and fully live.

Postmodern Philosophy is out of beta mode and fully live. Modern Philosophy will be released October 15. petersonacademy.com

Press freedom has taken a beating in recent years. Green is good, red is bad. Details here: rsf.org/en/index

Punch magazine is timeless on the mind/body issue: “What is Matter? — Never mind.” “What is Mind? — No matter.” (Punch, 1855)

Excellent.

One species of philosopher.

My view: In a rational and healthy economic system, i.e., liberal capitalism, we would already have lots of trillionaires. Instead, our schooling mostly stifles the entrepreneurial spirit of most kids and a byzantine business regulatory environment hobbles the rest.

This is a serious problem. Woke is death to the mind. Education must encourage free-thinking, independence, and when necessary a willingness to enter the fray. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

Plato's Athenian Stranger on the danger to politics of game-changers and other innovators: "a State can have no worse pest than a man of that description". stephenhicks.org/2024/09/10/pla…