Stephen Hicks, Ph.D.

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Education during the dictatorship of the proletariat

apple-88x50Stephen Hicks discusses Marxism’s view of education during the dictatorship of the proletariat, i.e., during the transition from capitalism to socialism. This is from Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course.

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Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago at 10:39 am.

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Individualism?

apple-88x50Stephen Hicks discusses the debate over whether Existentialism is individualist. This is from Part 11 of his Philosophy of Education course.

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Posted 2 months ago at 11:31 am.

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Religion and science as dehumanizing

apple-88x50Why Existentialists hold that both traditional religion and science are dehumanizing. This is from Part 11 of Stephen Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course.

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Posted 2 months ago at 9:03 am.

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Applying what we’ve learned from psychology

apple-88x50Stephen Hicks discusses how Behaviorism applies its psychological theory to educational practice. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course.

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Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago at 12:55 pm.

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The assumption of environmental determinism

apple-88x50Stephen Hicks discusses Behaviorism’s controversial assumption of strong environmental determinism. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course.

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Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago at 4:04 pm.

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The problem with the standard model

apple-88x50Stephen Hicks discusses the Behaviorist criticism of the “standard model” in psychology. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course.

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Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago at 2:37 pm.

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The behaviorist solution

apple-88x50Stephen Hicks presents Behaviorism’s solution to the problems with the standard model of psychology. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course.

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Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago at 2:32 pm.

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Black box methodology

apple-88x50Stephen Hicks discusses “Black Box” methodology and its use in Behaviorist psychological research. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course.

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Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago at 2:29 pm.

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