Education

Contra the good-news-sunny-skies approach to life

Stephen Hicks discusses Existentialism’s less-than-optimistic view of life and its implications for education. This is from Part 11 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Individualism? Next: [Part 12: Objectivism] Objectivist Philosophy Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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General themes: choice, commitment, responsibility

Existentialism and education: Existentialism’s philosophical themes of choice, commitment, and responsibility and their implications for education. This is from Part 11 of Stephen Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Authentic humanism. Next: Curriculum. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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Resistance 2: Behaviorism makes teachers too accountable

Stephen Hicks discusses Behaviorism’s response to those who resist its strong accountability for educations. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Resistance 1: Behaviorism sounds so authoritarian. Next: [Part 11: Existentialism] God is dead. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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Resistance 1: Behaviorism sounds so authoritarian

Stephen Hicks discusses Behaviorism’s response to those who claim that it is too authoritarian. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Overcoming the resistance to conditioning. Next: Resistance 2: Behaviorism makes teachers too accountable. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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Applying what we’ve learned from psychology

Stephen Hicks discusses how Behaviorism applies its psychological theory to educational practice. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: 2×2 chart of techniques. Next: Overcoming the resistance to conditioning. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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