Stephen Hicks discusses Marxism’s view of education during the dictatorship of the proletariat, i.e., during the transition from capitalism to socialism. This is from Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Marxist teachers in a capitalist system. Next: Education under socialism. Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full […]
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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.
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Stephen Hicks discusses the debate over whether Existentialism is individualist. This is from Part 11 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Assessment. Next: Contra the good-news-sunny-skies approach to life. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
Why Existentialists hold that both traditional religion and science are dehumanizing. This is from Part 11 of Stephen Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Jean-Paul Sartre and “Existence precedes essence.” Next: Authentic humanism. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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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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Stephen Hicks discusses Behaviorism’s controversial assumption of strong environmental determinism. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Black box methodology. Next: Behaviorism as a “how” of education, not a “what.” Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses the Behaviorist criticism of the “standard model” in psychology. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: On correlating cause and effect: The “standard model” in psychology. Next: The behaviorist solution. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks presents Behaviorism’s solution to the problems with the standard model of psychology. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: The problem with the standard model. Next: Black box methodology. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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