A estética como factor promotor da aprendizagem

Abstract

The philosophical reflection about art, beauty, good, truth, and their ability to produce pleasure in people comes from Platon in our western culture. Considering that education must be understood as an integral phenomenon, encompassing not only the intellectual dimension but also the sensitive, intuitive and rationing dimensions, and imaginative and creative abilities, «knowing to be» is linked to «know» and «knowing-how». We think the importance of aesthetics as a motivation factor for learning is unquestionable and, through imagination and creativity, innovation in the construction of alternative roads for a more human and pleasant world can be promoted.