Dr. Hicks was recently interviewed by Jake Rattlesnake for the "Understanding The Ideas Shaping Our Culture" series of podcasts on his UKposts channel: Rattlesnake TV.
Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA, and has had visiting positions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., University of Kasimir the Great in Poland, Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College in England, and Jagiellonian University in Poland.
Timestamps:
00:08 Background
01:02 What does it mean to be a philosopher?
03:13 Any 'Wow' moments in your studies?
05:51 How to get started?
11:02 What is postmodernism?
20:58 Why become postmodern?
25:11 What is the argument against postmodernism?
33:21 Are there areas where postmoderns are right?
42:01 Damaging effects of postmodernism? The role of ressentiment.
49:14 Ugliness in society
56:26 How to avoid nihilism.
Other links:
Explaining Postmodernism audiobook: • Explaining Postmoderni...
Nietzsche and the Nazis audiobook: • Nietzsche and the Nazi...
Playlists:
Education Theory: • Education Theory
Entrepreneurship and Values: • Entrepreneurship and V...
Nietzsche: • Nietzsche