Stephen Hicks discusses the traditional Idealist education system, including its curriculum, methodology, and assessment. This is from Part 7 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-7: Previous: Immanuel Kant on education. Next: [Part 8: Realism] Contrasting Realist to Idealist philosophy. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses Immanuel Kant’s emphasis upon obedience and discipline as fundamental in education. This is from Part 7 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Plato on education. Next: Idealist education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Dr. Stephen Hicks discusses Plato’s views on education, with special focus on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave from The Republic and its implications for education. This is from Part 7 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Idealist philosophy. Next: Immanuel Kant on education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return
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Professor Hicks here discusses six primary educational values and the debates over their importance and priority. This is from Part 6 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Why those seven: influence on contemporary education and philosophical diversity. Next: Implications: hiring teachers, curriculum, assessment. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to
How will one’s choice of primary educational values affect one’s choices when hiring teachers, deciding curriculum, and doing assessment? This is from Part 6 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Knowledge, Method, Skills, Individuality, Socialization, Morality. Next: Quotations on the six educational values. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return
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Stephen Hicks here quotes several leading intellectuals’ views about the most important goals of education. This is from Part 6 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Implications: hiring teachers, curriculum, assessment. Next: [Part 7: Idealism] Idealist Philosophy. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks here discusses the philosophical diversity and influence of the philosophical “isms” on contemporary education. This is from Part 6 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Placing our seven “isms.” Next: Knowledge, Method, Skills, Individuality, Socialization, Morality. 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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