Incerteza, Risco e Futuro Aberto: educação científica e Mundo Contemporâneo

Maurício Pietrocola

doi:10.54343/reiec.v20iEspecial.523

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Maurício Pietrocola

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https://doi.org/10.54343/reiec.v20iEspecial.523

Abstract

Este artigo de reflexão discute como a ideia moderna de “progresso”, entendida como melhoria das condições materiais médias de vida, entra em tensão com a produção contemporânea de riscos e com a expansão da incerteza. A partir do quadro da “sociedade do risco” (Beck) e dos “riscos fabricados” e da confiança em sistemas especializados (Giddens), argumenta-se que muitas ameaças atuais são difíceis de perceber objetivamente devido à sua invisibilidade, rapidez e caráter emergente. Defendem-se implicações para a educação científica: formar cidadãos capazes de avaliar riscos, deliberar em cenários de incerteza e compreender os limites e o alcance do conhecimento especializado nas decisões públicas

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