Stephen Hicks discusses Marx’s claim that religion is the opium of the masses. This is from Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Revolution, not evolution. Next: The role of teachers in developing revolutionaries. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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I’ve been browsing Anne Heller’s biography of Ayn Rand. Ayn Rand and the World She Made came out last year, and I am late to the discussion. I was stuck by this line about the New York City that Rand lived in while she was writing Atlas Shrugged. Heller writes: “New York was such a
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Stephen Hicks discusses socialism’s view of capitalism as the “rich get richer.” This is from Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: The socialism in “scientific socialism”–Necessary economic developmental stages.Next: Revolution, not evolution.Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at YouTube via
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Stephen Hicks discusses Marx’s account of the necessary economic development stages in scientific socialism. This is from Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: The science in “scientific socialism.” Next: The socialism in “scientific socialism”–Capitalism’s dynamic: “The rich get richer …” Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the
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Stephen Hicks discusses the science in Marx’s “scientific socialism.” From Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Marxist philosophy. Next: The socialism in “scientific socialism.” Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at YouTube via these playlists. Return to the StephenHicks.org main
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Stephen Hicks introduces Marxist philosophy by means of its enormous impact upon twentieth-century history. From Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: [Part 12: Objectivism] Self-esteem. Next: The science in “scientific socialism.” Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at YouTube via
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Stephen Hicks contrasts egoism with both altruism and predation. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: Individualism: self-responsible living and the virtues. Next: Optimism: philosophy and history. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses Ayn Rand’s praise of the Montessori system of education. This is from Part 12 of his Philosophy of Education course. Previous: Critique of mainstream education. Next: Montessori practices and principles. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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