Abstract

SAVI NETO, Pedro  and  FARE, Mónica de la. Critical theory and educational practice: on the relationship between theoretical pessimism and the transformation of the world to T.W. Adorno. Educação e Filosofia [online]. 2022, vol.36, n.77, pp.833-859.  Epub Jan 29, 2024. ISSN 1982-596X.  https://doi.org/10.14393/revedfil.v36n77a2022-63139.

This article deals with the relationship between theory and practice in the thought of Theodor W. Adorno with the aim of analyzing the possibilities of the subject’s emancipation in the context of contemporary capitalist society, questioning the author’s supposed pessimism. Therefore, the relationships between subject and object, nature and reason, theory and practice, and Bildung and Halbbildung will be contextualized, with the purpose of thinking about the fundamental importance of theory for the transformation of the world from a thought marked by a critical analysis of the society, as well as the relevance of this analysis to the current Brazilian moment. The transformation of the world will be thought from the possibilities of emancipation of the subject and the role of human formation in this process within an educational model increasingly determined by the interests of capital that led education to merely practical aspects of adaptation to the labor market. The conclusion points towards the imperative need to maintain theoretical and critical education in the face of practical constraints in a world managed by capitalist values.

Keywords : Theodor W; Adorno; Theory and practice relationship; Semi-formation; Theoretical pessimism.

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