Stephen Hicks discusses pragmatic philosophy’s approach to education. This is from Part 9 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-7: Previous: John Dewey on education. Next: [Part 10: Behaviorism] Behaviorist philosophy. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses pragmatism as a philosophical system. This is from Part 9 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-14: Previous: [Part 8: Realism] Character, discipline, and liberty. Next: John Dewey on education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Professor Hicks places several of the philosophical “isms” — Idealism, Realism, Pragmatism, Existentialism, and so on — on a four-dimensional array. This is from Part 6 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-4: Previous: Philosophy “vertically”: integrating positions into systems. Next: Why those seven: influence on contemporary education and philosophical diversity. Return to the
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Stephen Hicks here presents philosophy metaphorically “vertically,” discussing how the major philosophies compare to each other as integrated systems. This is from Part 6 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Philosophy “horizontally”: metaphysics, epistemology, human nature, ethics. Next: Placing our seven “isms.” Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to
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