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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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.
When I was teaching out east some years ago, I noted a Philadelphia Inquirer piece on the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. This organization, firmly in the grip of zero-sum anti-humanist environmentalism, was calling for the elimination of human beings by unspecified means. I expect that VHEMT’s members are no longer with us, but somehow the
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Stephen Hicks discusses pragmatist philosopher John Dewey’s approach to education. This is from Part 9 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Pragmatic philosophy: Evolution, skepticism, and democracy.Next: Pragmatic education.Return to the Philosophy of Education page.Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses pragmatism as a philosophical system. This is from Part 9 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-14: Previous: [Part 8: Realism] Character, discipline, and liberty. Next: John Dewey on education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks contrasts Realism’s naturalistic philosophy to Idealism’s other-worldly philosophy. In history-of-philoosophy terms, this is the contrast between Aristotelian and Platonic philosophies. This is from Part 8 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-6: Previous: [Part 7: Idealism] Idealist education. Next: John Locke on education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to
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Stephen Hicks discusses John Locke’s views on education, with excerpts from Locke’s Some Thoughts concerning Education. This is from Part 8 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-6: Previous: Contrasting Realist to Idealist philosophy. Next: Realist curriculum: 3 R’s, foundational knowledge and methods. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org
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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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