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Douglas Rasmussen on “Natural Goodness”

Christopher Vaughan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:31:13 +0000

Dr. Douglas Rasmussen, our final guest speaker of Spring 2010, gave two lectures at Rockford College recently. Dr. Rasmussen is professor of philosophy at St. John’s University in New York and is coauthor (with Douglas J. Den Uyl) of Norms of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics (2005). Here, Dr. Stephen Hicks interviews Dr. Rasmussen about his talk on Philippa Foot’s book Natural Goodness, given to Professor Klein’s Ethical Theory class:

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Jeffrey Orduno on Property Rights and the Law

Christopher Vaughan — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:37:10 +0000

Jeffrey Orduno, Rockford College alum and associate at McGreevy Williams, gave a CEE-sponsored talk last week at Rockford College. Here is Stephen Hicks’s interview with him on property rights and the law:

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William Kline on David Hume and Ethics

Christopher Vaughan — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:08:48 +0000

Dr. Kline, Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies at the University of Illinois, Springfield, gave two CEE-sponsored talks this month at Rockford College. Here is Stephen Hicks’s interview with him on Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume:

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William Kline on market-based business ethics

Stephen Hicks — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:01:26 +0000

Dr. Kline, Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies at the University of Illinois, Springfield, gave two talks this month at Rockford College. Here is Stephen Hicks’s interview with him on the main points of his talk on business ethics:

The talk was sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship.

Forthcoming: Our interview Professor Kline on David Hume, who, according to a recent vote by contemporary philosophers, is the most influential dead philosopher.

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Kaizen-featured Student Khetsiwe Dlamini in the News

Christopher Vaughan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:28:35 +0000

Congratulations to Khetsiwe Dlamini, who was the subject of an article the Rockford Register Star this week for her leadership in the Rockford College Student Government. Khetsiwe also made her mark in Dr. Stephen Hicks’s Entrepreneurship and Ethics course, in which she gave an excellent presentation of her case study on the entrepreneur Richard Branson. Watch a short video clip from her presentation here. Additionally, Khetsiwe was featured in the April 2009 issue of Kaizen.

Read the article at the Rockford Register Star.

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Performance-Enhancing Technology and Sports Ethics

Christopher Vaughan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:26:39 +0000

An article in The Sacramento Bee explores the line between ethical and unethical uses of performance-enhancing technology in sports, focusing on the recent controversy over pro golfer Phil Mickelson’s wedge choice at Torrey Pines. The article features a quote from CEE Professor Shawn Klein on the issue.

Read the article here.

And, watch Professor Klein talk about his popular Sports Ethics course in the video below:

Shawn E. Klein’s Sports Ethics – Rockford College – PHIL 276 @ Yahoo! Video

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Hurricane Katrina and the Marketplace

Christopher Vaughan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:44:14 +0000

The Mercatus Institute, “a university-based research center [that] works to advance knowledge about how markets work to improve our lives,” has a web page devoted to research on Hurricane Katrina. Questions explored by the Mercatus researchers include: How did New Orleans communities that have recovered since Katrina do so? What effect did social entrepreneurship have on their recovery? What kinds of government policies could facilitate a quicker recovery from future disasters? Among the experts featured are two CEE Guest Speakers, Emily Chamlee-Wright and Steven Horwitz.

Watch our video interview with Dr. Chamlee-Wright in which she talks about her research on some of the above issues.

Also, watch our interview with Dr. Horwitz on the role of Wal-Mart in New Orleans’ recovery.

Finally, explore Mercatus’ fascinating website here.

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CEE Interview with Joshua Hall on “The Dilemma of Education Finance Reform”

Christopher Vaughan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:32:52 +0000

Anja Hartleb-Parson, CEE’s Research & Publications Manager, talks with Fall 2009 guest speaker Joshua Hall about his presentation on “The Dilemma of School Finance Reform.” Professor Hall explains why we are spending more on public education over time but may not be getting our money’s worth. Watch the video below.

CEE Interview: Joshua Hall – “The Dilemma of School Finance Reform” @ Yahoo! Video

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CEE Interview with Jerry Kirkpatrick – “In Defense of Advertising”

Christopher Vaughan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:05:59 +0000

Dr. Stephen Hicks, CEE’s Executive Director, talks with Dr. Jerry Kirkpatrick, a Fall 2009 CEE guest speaker, about his book, In Defense of Advertising. Dr. Kirkpatrick addresses several typical criticisms of advertising and explains why advertising is important to a healthy, productive capitalist society.

Watch Parts I & II of the interview below.

Part I:

CEE Interview: Jerry Kirkpatrick – “In Defense of Advertising” Part I @ Yahoo! Video

Part II:

CEE Interview: Jerry Kirkpatrick – “In Defense of Advertising” Part II @ Yahoo! Video

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Interview with Jerry Kirkpatrick on “Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism”

Christopher Vaughan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:39:37 +0000

Dr. Stephen Hicks, CEE’s Executive Director, talks with Fall 2009 guest speaker Dr. Jerry Kirkpatrick about his recent book, “Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism”. Dr. Kirkpatrick compares and contrasts the educational philosophies and methods of John Dewey and Maria Montessori, and discusses the potential benefits of such methods in a capitalist society.

CEE Interview: Jerry Kirkpatrick – “Montessori, Dewey, & Capitalism” @ Yahoo! Video

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