Stephen Hicks discusses Camus’s interpretation of the Myth of Sisyphus and its implications for Existentialism. This is from Part 11 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: God is dead. Next: Jean-Paul Sartre and “Existence precedes essence.” Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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John Allison on the financial crisis.
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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.
The wind has that tone Between whistle and moan.
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Stephen Hicks discusses Behaviorism’s response to those who resist its strong accountability for educations. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Resistance 1: Behaviorism sounds so authoritarian. Next: [Part 11: Existentialism] God is dead. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses Behaviorism’s response to those who claim that it is too authoritarian. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Overcoming the resistance to conditioning. Next: Resistance 2: Behaviorism makes teachers too accountable. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks covers Behaviorism and the resistance to conditioning. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Applying what we’ve learned from psychology. Next: Resistance 1: Behaviorism sounds so authoritarian. 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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