Stephen Hicks here quotes several leading intellectuals’ views about the most important goals of education. This is from Part 6 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Implications: hiring teachers, curriculum, assessment. Next: [Part 7: Idealism] Idealist Philosophy. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Professor Hicks places several of the philosophical “isms” — Idealism, Realism, Pragmatism, Existentialism, and so on — on a four-dimensional array. This is from Part 6 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-4: Previous: Philosophy “vertically”: integrating positions into systems. Next: Why those seven: influence on contemporary education and philosophical diversity. Return to the
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Stephen Hicks here discusses the philosophical diversity and influence of the philosophical “isms” on contemporary education. This is from Part 6 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: Placing our seven “isms.” Next: Knowledge, Method, Skills, Individuality, Socialization, Morality. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks here presents the metaphorically “horizontal” structure of philosophy. This is from Part 6 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: [Part 5: Ethics] Cases: money, sports, sex, gifts, charity. Next: Philosophy “vertically”: integrating positions into systems. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks here presents philosophy metaphorically “vertically,” discussing how the major philosophies compare to each other as integrated systems. This is from Part 6 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Philosophy “horizontally”: metaphysics, epistemology, human nature, ethics. Next: Placing our seven “isms.” Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to
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Stephen Hicks here discusses the Myth of Gyges. This is from Part 5 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Egoism’s educational mission. Next: Predation’s solution: power, aggression, win/lose. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
Stephen Hicks here discusses the predatory ethic’s response to the Myth of Gygess. This is from Part 5 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: The Myth of Gyges. Next: Altruism’s solution: selflessness, sacrifice, lose/win service to others. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks here discusses altruism’s solution to the Myth of Gyges. This is from Part 5 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Predation’s solution: power, aggression, win/lose. Next: The Three Options Chart Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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