Technology, education and technocentrism: the contributions of Álvaro Veira Pinto

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the concept of technology in the thought of Vieira Pinto. The analysis focuses on the book O Conceito de Tecnologia, which presents in a condensed form Vieira Pinto's reflections on the subject. It is argued that the author's reflections on technology provide to the educational field concepts that enable a critical understanding of the issue of technology and its relation to education and thus bring out possibilities of overcoming the problem of technocentrism, especially within the educational field.

technology; education; technocentrism