Richard Smith's Outputs (2)

Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Education (2002)
Book
Smith, R., Blake, N., Smeyers, P., & Standish, P. (Eds.). (2002). Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Education. Blackwell

Self-esteem: The kindly apocalypse (2002)
Journal Article
Smith, R. (2002). Self-esteem: The kindly apocalypse. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 36(1), 87-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.00261

Self-esteem has become an educational shibboleth. But over-valuing it brings dangers, particularly of dishonesty, manipulation and devaluation of human relationships. Yet there is clearly something here we want to save: a gentler culture with wider p... Read More about Self-esteem: The kindly apocalypse.