Heidegger and the University: on the essential link between science and education

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https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.18.21293.050

Abstract

This article presents, as a result of a bibliographical research, the general lines of Heidegger’s criticism of University from his time, marked by the growing fragmentation of sciences into specialized disciplines and by the consequent rupture with an effective ideal of human formation. In addition, the article seeks to structure a general comprehension of the university reform proposal that the philosopher announces in the Rector’s Speech, which core is centered in the reestablishment of the University as a privileged space for the transformation of the individual and collective existence. The fundamental thesis is that Heidegger seeks to restore to the University its formative role, already conceived by Humboldt, but through the path of ontological questioning. Bearing in mind the contextual references and the transformations that have affected the university since the time when Heidegger carried out his reflections, in the first half of the 20th century, it is believed that these ponderations are still relevant to mobilize the debate today.

Keywords: University. Science. Human formation.

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Author Biography

  • Marcelo José Doro, University of Passo Fundo

    Professor do curso de Filosofia e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF). Mestre em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) e doutor em Educação pela UPF.

Published

2023-06-06

How to Cite

Heidegger and the University: on the essential link between science and education. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 18, p. 1–17, 2023. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.18.21293.050. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/21293. Acesso em: 21 may. 2026.