Philosophy

Contra the good-news-sunny-skies approach to life

Stephen Hicks discusses Existentialism’s less-than-optimistic view of life and its implications for education. This is from Part 11 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Individualism? Next: [Part 12: Objectivism] Objectivist Philosophy Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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General themes: choice, commitment, responsibility

Existentialism and education: Existentialism’s philosophical themes of choice, commitment, and responsibility and their implications for education. This is from Part 11 of Stephen Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Authentic humanism. Next: Curriculum. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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Religion and science as dehumanizing

Why Existentialists hold that both traditional religion and science are dehumanizing. This is from Part 11 of Stephen Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Jean-Paul Sartre and “Existence precedes essence.” Next: Authentic humanism. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.

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Albert Camus and “The Myth of Sisyphus”

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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Applying what we’ve learned from psychology

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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