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Nietzsche: Masters and Slaves

What if morality is just a fiction used by the herd of inferior humans to hold back the few superior humans? In this final part of our Sprouts special with Stephen Hicks, we examine Nietzsche's explanation of how ethics evolves and the consequences for master types living in a world ruled by slave m

Rousseau's 5 Stages of Child Education

Rousseau's philosophy of education is based on the idea that children should develop a strong, virtuous character, the capacity for reason, and a refined sense of feeling. To explain his ideas, Rousseau wrote the book "Emile or On Education". It tells the story of a boy who goes through childhood, a

The Particle Model & the States of Matter

The particle model, the 1st atomic model, is explained. It is based on a thought experiment and describes the structure of matter and the states of matter in an easy-to-understand way. Original: "Chemistry and biology - get it!" Original: German. All translations in this video have been done by th

Nietzsche: God is dead

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we killed him," wrote Friedrich Nietzsche in 1882. To understand what the German philosopher meant and what he thought about man, morality and society as a whole, we collaborated with Professor Stephen Hicks for this Sprouts special series. Support us on Patreon

John Locke: How to Form Free Thinkers

Locke's ideas on religion and democracy became the basis of most liberal societies, making him the father of liberalism. Some, however, believe that his parenting guide, "Some Thoughts Concerning Education," may have been even more influential. You can learn more about the ideas from 1694 that are s

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET SICK?

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Why Your Hair Will Turn Gray

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Section Five Overview

Effective argumentation is a central part of critical thinking and the topic of our last section to the course. Although the term argument today has a negative connotation, it was once considered one of the highest pursuits. As we touched on previously argumentation is a process whereby divergent id

Section Three Overview

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Libet Experiment - Neuroscience and Free Will

In 1980, Benjamin Libet wanted to find out whether our brains were preparing for movement before we were aware of it. He set up an experiment to monitor brain activity and found that our brain becomes active 500 milliseconds before the conscious decision to move. What does this say about free will?

Critical Thinking: Course Overview

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