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 twentieth-century psychology, including Freud’s psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and Cognitivism. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Behaviorist philosophy: Psychology and the progression of the sciences. Next: Two preconditions for a science of psychology. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses behaviorist psychology in the context of the progressive development of the sciences in the modern world. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: [Part 9: Pragmatism] Pragmatic education. Next: 20th century psychology: Freud, Behaviorism, Cognitivism. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the
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Stephen Hicks discusses pragmatic philosophy’s approach to education. This is from Part 9 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-7: Previous: John Dewey on education. Next: [Part 10: Behaviorism] Behaviorist philosophy. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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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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Professor Hicks discusses the Realist approach to tracking in education. This is from Part 8 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Theory and practice integrated: Example: High-school kids, auto mechanics, and theater. Next: Character, discipline, and liberty. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
Stephen Hicks discusses the Realist approach to character development, discipline, and liberty in education. This is from Part 8 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Tracking issues. Next: [Part 9: Pragmatism] Pragmatic philosophy. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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