Education for humanization from the perspective of the ethics of alterity

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https://doi.org/10.18226/21784612.v27.e022021

Abstract

One of the issues that challenges educators involved in teaching and learning processes is the role of Education from the point of view of life in society. And a generally accepted answer points to the dimension of humanization. The question is: To what extent does the educational relationship have the capacity and potential to humanize? How to relate the construction of knowledge to the valuation perspective that promotes human sociability? Based on these questions, this text aims to reflect on Education from the perspective of the ethics of alterity as one of the viable alternatives for the humanization process. This is a bibliographical research, based on the works of Martin Buber (1974; 1987) and Paulo Freire (1979; 1983) as main theoretical references, considering the role of Education in facing this problem. From the readings, we understand the concept of alterity, which points to the path of demythologizing reality through this same dimension, which can be understood in the field of Education. We conclude that only from the perspective of the ethics of alterity, this relationship can be dialogic, and only then, this process can be transformative and liberating, an educational posture that enhances solidarity relationships and, consequently, humanizes in its fullest meaning of being with the other.

Keywords: Ethics. Education. Coloniality. Otherness.

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Published

2022-11-25

How to Cite

Tolovi, C. A., Figueiredo, J. B. de A., & Alves, F. C. (2022). Education for humanization from the perspective of the ethics of alterity. Conjectura: Filosofia E educação, 27, e022021. https://doi.org/10.18226/21784612.v27.e022021

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