Revisiting humanism as guiding principle for education: an excursion into Waldorf Pedagogy

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This paper begins by highlight the growing relevance of Rudolf Steiner's thinking within academic discourse. It then turns to a brief discussion of the consequences of physicalism and naturalism in education. In a third step, the concept of notional instrumentalism is presented as a possible way of overcoming the generally unfruitful debates about the comprehension of non-physical aspects of reality. All this serves finally to stress the importance of revisiting humanism as a potential guiding principle for education.O texto ressalta inicialmente a relevância do pensamento de Rudolf Steiner no discurso acadêmico. Em segundo lugar, trata-se de discutir sucintamente as consequências da visão fisicalista e naturalista para a Pedagogia. Numa terceira etapa é mostrado como uma compreensão dêitica de conceitos possibilita superar infrutíferos debates ideológicos acerca da compreensão de aspectos não físicos da realidade. Tudo isso serve como base para realçar ao menos a importância da renovação da ideia humanista com o objetivo de investigar seu potencial como base da educação

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Veiga, M. da. (2015). Revisiting humanism as guiding principle for education: an excursion into Waldorf Pedagogy. Educar Em Revista, (56), 19–31. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-4060.41417

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