Teoria crítica frankfurtiana, conservadorismos na educação brasileira e formação humana

Abstract

This bibliographical and theoretical research is grounded in the theoretical framework of the Frankfurt School's Critical Theory, particularly in the ideas of Theodor Adorno. Its aim is to discuss Brazilian education and human formation in connection with liberal or neoliberal conservative thought, from the perspective of Critical Theory. Thus, the research unfolds in three interconnected chapters. The first chapter intends to address the historical trajectory of the Frankfurt School, highlighting Adorno's essential contributions to Critical Theory and the intersection between education and conservatism. The second chapter delves into the socio-historical- hilosophical foundations of the conservatism category, as well as its historical development. It also examines aspects of the new right-wing radicalism, providing a comprehensive understanding of these contemporary dynamics in Brazil. The third chapter provides an assessment of the general conditions of education in neoliberal Brazil and presents Adorno’s concepts of emancipation and barbarism. It concludes that there is a categorical imperative to strive for education aimed at the human formation of critical and autonomous subjects, to prevent the recurrence of barbaric events from recent pasts.