The Ghost Map — Steven Johnson presentation
Steven Johnson’s TED talk on the outbreak and John Snow’s wonderful persistence in discovering the cause of cholera.
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Epistemology
Francis Bacon’s “Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed”
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.
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Cognitive tabula rasa
Stephen Hicks discusses Ayn Rand’s concept of cognitive tabula rasa. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: Empiricism Next: Francis Bacon’s “Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed” Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Empiricism
Stephen Hicks discusses Ayn Rand’s empiricism. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: Objectivity Next: Cognitive tabula rasa Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
Two more virtues: independence and courage
In the light of Asch’s conformity experiments and Milgram’s obedience experiments, Stephen Hicks discusses their implications for educating students to think for themselves. This is from Part 3 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Milgram’s obedience experiments. Next: The value of reason. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to
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The value of reason
Professor Hicks summarizes the case for reason in education. This is from Part 3 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Two more virtues: independence and courage. Next: Phase One: Copernicus, Bruno, and Galileo. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Introduction: What epistemology is
This is Part 3 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course, in which he introduces epistemology, its competing theories, and their role in education. 1 clip: Previous: [Part 2: Metaphysics] Metaphysics and method. Next: Reason–a developmental story. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Reason–a developmental story
Professor Hicks here discusses our faculty of reason and its development from infancy to maturity. This is from Part 3 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-4: Previous: Introduction: What epistemology is. Next: The Semmelweis case. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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