‘Tis the season for Christmas carols, revised for philosophical accuracy, with explanatory links, just for fun. Sigmund Freud: I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus Underneath the mistletoe last night. But with therapy I think that I Should recover and become all right. . William James: Angels we have heard while high. . . . Jean-Jacques […]
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For my Introduction to Philosophy course, a question on the final exam [pdf] was: In your judgment, what is the most dangerous book we read this semester? First give a clear and sympathetic presentation of the book’s most important themes; second, state your criterion/criteria of dangerousness; finally, explain why you think the book is dangerous.
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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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For my Introduction to Philosophy course, the final question on the final exam was: In your judgment, what is the most dangerous book we read this semester? Present the book’s most important themes and explain why you think it is dangerous. We read five major authors in the course: Plato’s Apology and Crito, Ayn Rand’s
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