Instrumental Reason and Education: Reflections on School and New Technologies
ALINE FROLLINI LUNARDELLI,
ARI FERNANDO MAIA
Abstract:The reflections of Critical Social Theory on instrumental reason are the heart of critical analyses of the 20th-century catastrophes represented by Auschwitz. The ethical imperative expressed by Adorno for education, that Auschwitz not happen again, remains vital as the historical changes that took place in the 21st century did not alter the fundamental characteristics of instrumental reason. In this article, we point out the current tendency to propose school adjustment to the demands created by digital techn… Show more
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