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15-lecture series by Professor Stephen R.C. Hicks, Rockford University. Lecture 14: Postmodernism, Foucault, Giroux, and Education: What is postmodern philosophy, and how do the views of Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, and other postmodernists apply to education in practice? Previous lectures in the series: Part One: Introduction: What is the purpose of education, and what is

15-lecture series by Professor Stephen R.C. Hicks, Rockford University. Part Thirteen: Marxism, Marx, and Education: What is Karl Marx’s philosophy, and how does it apply to education in a capitalist society and in preparing students for a revolutionary social change? Previous lectures in the series: Part One: Introduction: What is the purpose of education, and

15-lecture series by Professor Stephen R.C. Hicks, Rockford University. Part Twelve: Objectivism and Education. How does Objectivist philosophy, and Ayn Rand’s thinking in particular, apply to education, and how consistent is it with Maria Montessori’s principles? Previous lectures in the series: Part One: Introduction: What is the purpose of education, and what is philosophy’s relevance?

In this invited lecture, Dr. Hicks surveys key educational ideas from pre-modern times, the modern era, and our post-modern times. Ancient education often stressed discipline, obedience and rule following, while modern thinkers such as Galileo, Locke, and Montaigne stressed independent judgment and the power of reason. He then examines a series postmodern (and fellow-traveler) thinkers

Philosophy matters, but does academic philosophy have more impact than philosophy done outside the academy? A list of historically influential philosophers: Academic Non-academic Plato Socrates Aristotle Locke Aquinas Descartes Galileo Spinoza Smith Hume Kant Kierkegaard Hegel Marx Russell Mill Heidegger Rand Popper Sartre Split: Nietzsche was an academic early in his career and then quit