Wittgenstein, Educational Research and the Capture of Science

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Keywords:

Wittgenstein, Naïve Scientism, Imponderable Evidence.

Abstract

The author discusses the importance of Wittgenstein’s thinking for the relativization of the scientific attitude in the philosophy of education, particularly when the social sciences tend to follow the model of the hard sciences in their research activities.

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Richard Smith, University of Durham, Durham

Richard Smith mainly teaches courses in the theory and philosophy of social science. His research interests are in the philosophy of social science and in philosophical issues in education, particularly higher education, postmodernity, and the epistemology of educational research. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Philosophy of Education.

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Published

2020-11-03

How to Cite

Smith, R. (2020). Wittgenstein, Educational Research and the Capture of Science. Educação & Realidade [Education & Reality], 45(3). Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/educacaoerealidade/article/view/106764

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Wittgenstein e Educação

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This journal uses Creative Commons license Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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