Reflections on the concept of Autonomy for Science Education: elements of Cornelius Castoriadis's philosophy as a basis for criticism of the post-truth: elementos de la filosofía de Cornelius Castoriadis como base para la crítica de la posverdad

• Autor(a) principal: Monteiro, Midiã Medeiros
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Silva, Márcia Gorette Lima da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; spa
• Título da fonte: Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/74896

An important aspect that concerns Science Education (SE) and that we believe still remains with gaps to be filled concerns its objective. This article focuses on discussing autonomy as an objective for SE, this thought in the light of Cornelius Castoriadis' philosophical perspective. Specifically, in this article we propose reflections in three directions, initially questioning the concept of human formation and the objectives of Science Education, pointing to autonomy as a possible meaning to think about this formation; then, to present the philosophical perspective of Cornelius Castoriadis and his Project of Autonomy, considering above all the concepts of imaginary, imagination and social institutions, maintaining that the criticality figures as one of its constitutive elements and; finally, how this perspective can contribute to the reflection on the SE, in overcoming the idea of post-truth. It is in the critical analysis of the statements of knowledge that we situate autonomy, and it may seem paradoxical to think of it in opposition to post-truth, when a possible relativization of the truth is conceived, but which gives rise to the criticism of the truth.