Stephen Hicks here introduces the reductive materialist view of the mind-body relation. This is from Part 4 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Dualism of mind and body. Next: Integrationism. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Click any thumbnail image for the full size. The cover: Section 22 picture of Nietzsche: “Father Stephen” in Section 25: Friedrich Nietzsche and Adolf Hitler juxtaposed, Section 20: Section 33 table contrasting Nietzsche with the National Socialists: Stephen Hicks in the conclusion, Section 41: Seven Nietzschean themes, Section 39: Hitler Youth poster from Section 14:
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Stephen Hicks here contrasts Semmelweis and Abraham as cognitive and moral role models. This is from Part 3 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Kierkegaard’s lesson: Abraham as a model of faith. Next: [Part 4: Human Nature] Five issues in human nature. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to
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Not a perfect analogy, but a disturbing anecdote and an intriguing comparison: “Some of the savage nations in North America tie four boards round the heads of their children, and thus squeeze them, while the bones are tender and gristly, into a form that is almost perfectly square. Europeans are astonished at the absurd barbarity
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Here Stephen Hicks discusses the early modern conflict between science and religion over cosmology. This is from Part 3 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course, in which he introduces epistemology, its competing theories, and their role in education. Clips 1-3: Previous: The value of reason. Next: Phase Two: The rise of natural theology. Return
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Here Stephen Hicks discusses Stanley Milgram’s fascinating (and worrisome) experiments in obedience to higher authority. This is from Part 3 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Asch’s conformity experiments. Next: Two more virtues: independence and courage. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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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
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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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