Stephen Hicks

Stephen Ronald Craig Hicks (born August 19, 1960) is a Canadian-American philosopher. He teaches at Rockford University, where he also directs the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship.

This article is about the philosopher. For the American Civil War soldier, see Stephen G. Hicks. For the murder victim, see Jeffrey Dahmer § Murder of Steven Hicks.
Not to be confused with Steven Hicks.

Stephen Hicks
Hicks lecturing in 2013
Born
Stephen Ronald Craig Hicks

(1960-08-19) August 19, 1960
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian and American
Alma materUniversity of Guelph (BA, MA)
Indiana University Bloomington (PhD)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
Objectivism
InstitutionsRockford University
Main interests
Epistemology, Business Ethics, Postmodernism
Notable ideas
Criticism of postmodernism, entrepreneurism
Websitewww.stephenhicks.org

Hicks earned his Bachelor of Arts (Honours, 1981) and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Guelph, and his Doctor of Philosophy (1991) from Indiana University Bloomington. His doctoral thesis was a defense of foundationalism.[1]

Hicks is the author of five books and a documentary. Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault (Scholargy, 2004) argues that postmodernism is best understood as a rhetorical strategy of the academic left developed in reaction to the failure of anarchism, socialism and communism.[2] However, his work on postmodernism has been the subject of criticism, with some arguing that it is full of misreadings, suppositions, rhetorical hyperbole and even flat out factual errors.[3][4]

Hicks' documentary and book, Nietzsche and the Nazis, is an examination of the ideological and philosophical roots of National Socialism, particularly how Friedrich Nietzsche's ideas were used, and in some cases misused, by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis to justify their beliefs and practices.[5] This was released in 2006 as a video documentary[6] and then in 2010 as a book.[7]

Additionally, Hicks has published articles and essays on a range of subjects, including entrepreneurism,[8] free speech in academia,[9] the history and development of modern art,[10][11] Ayn Rand's Objectivism,[12] business ethics[13] and the philosophy of education, including a series of YouTube lectures.[14]

Hicks is also the co-editor, with David Kelley, of a critical thinking textbook, The Art of Reasoning: Readings for Logical Analysis (W. W. Norton & Co., second edition, 1998), Entrepreneurial Living with Jennifer Harrolle (CEEF, 2016), and Liberalism Pro and Con (Connor Court, 2020).

References
  1. Hicks, Stephen. "Foundationalism and the Genesis of Justification".
  2. "Postmodernism Unpeeled". davidthompson. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. "Het postmodernisme is door alt-right ten onrechte als de grote vijand aangewezen". De Groene Amsterdammer (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  4. "A Review of Explaining Postmodernism by Stephen Hicks". Areo. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  5. Donway, Roger. "The Postmodern Assault on Reason". The Atlas Society. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  6. "Stephen Hicks, Ph.D. » "Nietzsche and the Nazis" update". Stephenhicks.org. 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  7. "Stephen Hicks, Ph.D. » Nietzsche and the Nazis". Stephenhicks.org. 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  9. Free Speech and Postmodernism, (2002)
  10. "Why Art Became Ugly". Heyokamagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  11. "Post-Postmodern Art". Michaelnewberry.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  12. Objectivism page from Hicks's website
  13. Business and economics ethics page from Hicks's website
  14. Philosophy of Education page on Hicks's website.
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