Stephen Hicks here discusses egoism’s view of the meaning of life. This is from Part 5 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Our hybrid civilization. Next: Egoism: end in oneself, self-responsibility, investment, achievement. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks here discusses egoism’s view of individuals as ends in themselves and as self-responsible. This is from Part 5 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Egoism: What is the meaning of life? Next: Egoism’s educational mission. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks connects the ethics of egoism to its educational mission. This is from Part 5 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Egoism: end in oneself, self-responsibility, investment, achievement. Next: The Myth of Gyges. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Ethical theories give us principles of good and bad and right and wrong, but they also depend upon assumptions from metaphysics, epistemology, and human nature. Stephen Hicks here introduces six primary questions in ethics. This is from Part 5 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: [Part 4: Human Nature]: Sex education? Next:
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Stephen Hicks here discusses how different views of human nature lead to dramatically different approaches to dealing with “problem children” in class. This is from Part 4 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Reasons for and against dualism. Next: Physical education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the
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Stephen Hicks here discusses how different theories of human nature lead to radically different views on physical education. This is from Part 4 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: The “problem child.” Next: Cognition: theory and/or practice. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks here discusses how different theories of human nature lead to different views of the relationship between cognition in theory and practice. This is from Part 4 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Physical education. Next: Sex education? Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main
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Stephen Hicks here discusses how different theories of human nature lead to radically different views on sex education. This is from Part 4 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Cognition: theory and/or practice. Next: [Part 5: Ethics] Six questions in ethics Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the