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The ancient quarrel and the dream of writing (2018)
Journal Article
Smith, R. (2018). The ancient quarrel and the dream of writing. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 52(4), 592-608. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.12324

The main purpose of this article is to question and finally reject the tendency to see philosophy and literature (especially poetry) as essentially distinct forms of language, a tendency which sometimes extends to regarding them as mutually exclusive... Read More about The ancient quarrel and the dream of writing.

Seeing the Points of Connection (2018)
Book Chapter
Smith, P., & Standish, P. (2018). Seeing the Points of Connection. In S. Ramaekers, & N. Hodgson (Eds.), Past, present, and future possibilities for philosophy and history of education : finding space and time for research (33-46). Festschrift for Paul Smeyers

Wittgenstein, Science and the Social Sciences (2018)
Book Chapter
Smith, R. (2018). Wittgenstein, Science and the Social Sciences. In P. Smeyers (Ed.), International handbook of philosophy of education (443-455). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72761-5_37

It is generally agreed that a strong line of continuity in Wittgenstein’s writings, from the early Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus to the late Philosophical Investigations, is marked by his constant preoccupation with questions about language and mean... Read More about Wittgenstein, Science and the Social Sciences.

The furnace of instrumental reason (2018)
Book Chapter
Smith, R. (2018). The furnace of instrumental reason. In P. Smeyers, & M. Depaepe (Eds.), Educational research : ethics, social justice, and funding dynamics (209-222). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73921-2_14

In this chapter I argue that the primary function of the current obsession with research funding is, like many extensions of neoliberalism into education, largely symbolic: it is symbolic of the hegemony of instrumental thinking and its ambition to e... Read More about The furnace of instrumental reason.