Why education is a philosophical enterprise — taking a child and instilling the knowledge, character, and skills necessary for adult life. How major philosophies — Plato’s, Locke’s, Marx’s, Dewey’s, Rand’s, Foucault’s, and others’ — lead to dramatically different goals and strategies for education In real life the course is a 15-week lecture course, so the […]
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Stephen Hicks contrasts egoism with both altruism and predation. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: Individualism: self-responsible living and the virtues. Next: Optimism: philosophy and history. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses Ayn Rand’s praise of the Montessori system of education. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: Critique of mainstream education. Next: Montessori practices and principles. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses the compatibility of Objectivist philosophy and Montessori education. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: Montessori practices and principles. Next: [Part 13: Marxism] Marxist philosophy. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses Ayn Rand’s theory of human nature. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: Francis Bacon’s “Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed” Next: Individualism: self-responsible living and the virtues Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
Human nature: mind/body integration, volition, reason and emotion, tabula rasa morally Read More »
Stephen Hicks summarizes Ayn Rand’s metaphysics and epistemology with a quotation from Francis Bacon. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: Cognitive tabula rasa. Next: Human nature: mind/body integration, volition, reason and emotion, tabula rasa morally. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
Francis Bacon’s “Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed” Read More »
Stephen Hicks discusses individualism and the virtues in Objectivism. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: Human nature: mind/body integration, volition, reason and emotion, tabula rasa morally Next: Egoism versus the false alternative of altruism or predation Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses Ayn Rand’s liberal politics. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: The Romantic sense of life Next: Rational self-interest Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.