Defining philosophy – Stephen Hicks, Ph.D.

Philosophy “horizontally”: metaphysics, epistemology, human nature, ethics

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Stephen Hicks here presents the metaphorically “horizontal” structure of philosophy. This is from Part 6 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: [Part 5: Ethics] Cases: money, sports, sex, gifts, charity. Next: Philosophy “vertically”: integrating positions into systems. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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What philosophy is

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Here Professor Hicks defines philosophy as a discipline. This is from Part 1 of his Philosophy of Education course 3 clips: Previous: Some philosophical questions about education. Next: The relevance of philosophy to education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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“Philosophy” of “Education”

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This is Part 1 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course, in which he introduces the course by discussing education, philosophy, and the relationship between the two. Next section: What education is. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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