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Modernism, Postmodernism and the Way Forward | A Conversation | Stephen Hicks & Andy Schmitt

This conversation between Andy Schmitt and Stephen Hicks spans a wide array of topics centered on the evolution of Western philosophy, especially the transition from modern to postmodern thought. They trace the rise of modern philosophy from the fifteenth-century globalization unleashed by Columbus, Gutenberg’s press, and Martin Luther’s insistence on individual Scripture reading, through the emergence of scientific reasoning, to the radical individualism of the Quakers. They examine how postmodern thinkers—Derrida, Foucault, Rorty, Lyotard—dismantled both religious and scientific claims to objective truth, ushering in an age of skepticism, expressive subjectivism, and cultural fragmentation. Hicks argues that this upheaval has provoked a three-way debate—between modernist, postmodern, and revived pre-modern perspectives—and contends that renewed engagement with philosophy can help us overcome today’s “culture wars.” Dr. Hicks was interviewed by Andy Schmitt on his Orthodoxy channel in December 2024. 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. Other links: Explaining Postmodernism audiobook:    • Explaining Postmodernism by Stephen Hicks:...   Nietzsche and the Nazis audiobook:    • Nietzsche and the Nazis by Stephen R. C. H...   Playlists: Education Theory:    • Education Theory   Entrepreneurship and Values:    • Плейлист   Nietzsche: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...