Democratic potential of the Internet

This production addresses the literature review carried out in a doctoral research with the theme “Education and Technology”, to demonstrate that the Internet has significant political implications. The study has a theoretical nature, with a qualitative approach and a phenomenological justification,...

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Autor: Brasão, Mauricio dos Reis
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
Repositorio:Pesquisa e Debate em Educação (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufjf.br:article/35998
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/RPDE/article/view/35998
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Educação
Internet
Andrew Feenberg
Filosofia da tecnologia
Educación
Filosofia de la tecnologia
Education
Philosophy of technology
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Resumo:This production addresses the literature review carried out in a doctoral research with the theme “Education and Technology”, to demonstrate that the Internet has significant political implications. The study has a theoretical nature, with a qualitative approach and a phenomenological justification, based on the contributions of Bicudo (2011), whose theoretical framework runs through the works of Feenberg (1986; 1995; 2010; 2017), Feenberg and Barney (2003), Feenberg and Friesen (2012) and Marx (2004; 2008). It is noted that human action, and not technology, will decide the future of the Internet, because when technologies are understood as terrains of struggle, and not as fixed and finished elements, they are disqualified and exposed to criticism and transformation. Thus, the most innovative aspect of the Internet is the ability to support a collective reflection on the interests of participants in all areas of life