John Allison on the financial crisis
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Philosophy
God is dead
Stephen Hicks introduces the philosophy of Existentialism by means of Friedrich Nietzsche’s claim that God is dead, reflection on the rise of science and the decline of religion in the modern world, and the early-twentieth-century lived experience of world war, Depression, and the Holocaust. This is from Part 11 of his Philosophy of Education course.
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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The assumption of environmental determinism
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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The problem with the standard model
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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The behaviorist solution
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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Black box methodology
Stephen Hicks discusses “Black Box” methodology and its use in Behaviorist psychological research. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: The behaviorist solution. Next: The assumption of environmental determinism. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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On correlating cause and effect: The “standard model” in psychology
Stephen Hicks discusses correlating cause and effect and the “standard model” in psychology. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: On scientific observation. Next: The problem with the standard model. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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