Contribuição da filosofia de Ortega y Gasset para a educação contemporânea

Abstract

This research aims to study the ideas of Spanisher philosopher José Ortega y Gasset, in his socio-political cultural context. The approach was builded by theoretical-bibliographical methodology , since the analysis of some writings of Ortega y Gasset, until his commentators, among them especially Julián Marias and Ferrater Mora. In the Introduction we present the research design. The first chapter is focused on the proposal of a new way of thinking according to Ortega y Gasset, the context in which he lived and the guide line of his thought. In the second chapter is presented Ortega ‘s conceptualization of life as a radical reality - The ontological constitution of the human being, the categories of life, which are very close to Martin Heidegger's thought in Being and Time represented by the true radical reality formed by the self with the things, and circumstances. Living is the result of the relationship between self and circumstance. Thus, there is no priority of things, as realism thought, nor priority of the self over them as idealism argued. In the third and final chapter is discussed Ortega's contribution to education, taking as its relevant reference his text “The mission of the University”, in which the philosopher makes considerations about the situation of education in his country and presents proposals for changing it e. There is some considerations about the path taken by Ortega y Gasset and the challenge left by him to continue to thinking about Education