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.
Physical education? Read More »
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
In the light of Asch’s conformity experiments and Milgram’s obedience experiments, Stephen Hicks discusses their implications for educating students to think for themselves. This is from Part 3 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Milgram’s obedience experiments. Next: The value of reason. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to
Two more virtues: independence and courage Read More »
Professor Hicks summarizes the case for reason in education. This is from Part 3 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Two more virtues: independence and courage. Next: Phase One: Copernicus, Bruno, and Galileo. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Here Stephen Hicks draws the implications for education of a commitment to the full development of a child’s reason. This is from his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: The “Juliet is the sun” metaphor. Next: Asch’s conformity experiments. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
Education’s epistemological mission Read More »
This is Part 2 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course, in which he discusses competing metaphysics’s role in education. 1 clip: Previous: The argument from evil. Next: [Part 3: Epistemology] Introduction: What epistemology is. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
Metaphysics and method Read More »
This is Part 2 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course, in which he introduces metaphysics, its competing theories, and their role in education. 1 clip: Previous: [Part 1: Introduction to the Course] Motivation for the course. Next: The Big Bang Story. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
Introducing metaphysics: our hybrid civilization Read More »