Stephen Hicks discusses John Locke’s views on education, with excerpts from Locke’s Some Thoughts concerning Education. This is from Part 8 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-6: Previous: Contrasting Realist to Idealist philosophy. Next: Realist curriculum: 3 R’s, foundational knowledge and methods. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org […]
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Stephen Hicks discusses the traditional Idealist education system, including its curriculum, methodology, and assessment. This is from Part 7 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-7: Previous: Immanuel Kant on education. Next: [Part 8: Realism] Contrasting Realist to Idealist philosophy. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses Immanuel Kant’s emphasis upon obedience and discipline as fundamental in education. This is from Part 7 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Plato on education. Next: Idealist education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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An important editorial in The Washington Times about Elena Kagan, currently Solicitor General and nominee to the Supreme Court. (Thanks to Bob M. for the link.) The article contains a classic false alternative: “Ms. Kagan’s First Amendment work repeatedly promotes the idea that speech rights are granted by government rather than inherent in the God-given
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Dr. Stephen Hicks discusses Idealist philosophy as an integrated system with positions in metaphysics, epistemology, human nature, and ethics. This is from Part 7 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-7: Previous: [Part 6: Transition] Quotations on the six educational values. Next: Plato on education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return
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Dr. Stephen Hicks discusses Plato’s views on education, with special focus on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave from The Republic and its implications for education. This is from Part 7 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Idealist philosophy. Next: Immanuel Kant on education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return
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Professor Hicks here discusses six primary educational values and the debates over their importance and priority. This is from Part 6 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Why those seven: influence on contemporary education and philosophical diversity. Next: Implications: hiring teachers, curriculum, assessment. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to
How will one’s choice of primary educational values affect one’s choices when hiring teachers, deciding curriculum, and doing assessment? This is from Part 6 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Knowledge, Method, Skills, Individuality, Socialization, Morality. Next: Quotations on the six educational values. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return
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