Stephen Hicks discusses postmodernist Henry Giroux on education. This is from Part 14 of his Philosophy of Education course. See also Professor Hicks’s full series on Philosophy of Education at YouTube via these playlists.
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Por Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D. Traducido al Español por Fermin Elizalde, 2020. (Original English.) Stephen R. C. Hicks es Profesor en Filosofía en la Universidad de Rockford. Su libro más reciente es Explicando el Postmodernismo: Escepticismo y Socialismo Desde Rousseau a Foucault (Ockham’s Razor, 2011). Es una obviedad decir que la educación está politizada.
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We’re now posting serially at thinkspot the transcripts of my Open College podcasts. Here’s the fifteenth: We’ve all run into teachers who think like this: There is One Truth and I am in possession of it. So important is it that students must believe it and it alone. Alternative ideas are a waste of time
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My talk at Clemson University, part of their Pope Lecture Series, is now online. I especially enjoyed the many intelligent questions from students after my formal remarks. A Postmodern Critique of Liberal Education Lecture by Dr. Stephen Hicks
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Stephen Hicks discusses the use of history in postmodern education. This is from Part 14 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Postmodern education: Literature. Next: Postmodern education: Science. Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at YouTube via these playlists. Return to the
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Stephen Hicks discusses the critique of science in postmodern education. This is from Part 14 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Postmodern education: History. Next: [Part 15: Conclusion] The importance of the Philosophy of Education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at
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Stephen Hicks discusses the type of literature used in postmodern education. This is from Part 14 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Postmodern education: Teacher training. Next: Postmodern education: History. Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at YouTube via these playlists. Return
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We cover several key philosophical issues that bear directly upon education, read the works of several philosophers — Plato, Locke, Kant, Dewey, and others — who have influenced education greatly, and we look at several systems of educational philosophy.
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