The Real Ebenezer Scrooge | Open College No. 30 | Stephen Hicks

We are all familiar with Ebenezer Scrooge, from Charles Dickens' 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol." In this week's podcast, Dr. Hicks looks at the various interpretations of Ebenezer that have been made of the years, and offers his own view.
For some time, Professor Hicks has been doing a philosophical analysis podcast on a wide range of contemporary topics. It has been available on a number of other platforms. It is now being offered on KZbin as well. Its mission is to “ to explain the chaos.”
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.
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[@johnbrown4568]

Fascinating review of Scrooge. Thank you Dr. Hicks for this presentation.

[@dalejames486]

This was awesome. I love analyzing the philosophical underpinnings of art and literature.

[@richardzellers]

Always enjoy these posts.

[@duncansh81]

Reading Dickens' Christmas Carol is a Christmas tradition for me so I was delighted to hear your thoughts on good ole Scrooge. The best portrayal of him was in the 1980's version with George C. Scott imo.

[@thereignofthezero225]

You made an episode about me?! Thanks 😄