Teoria Crítica e os (des)caminhos da tecnociência: reflexões marcuseanas

Abstract

The present article has the objective of discussing the matter of technical progress favored by the scientific productions from the theoretical perspective of the Frankfurt School, specially the contributions of Herbert Marcuse. To achieve such purpose, the concepts of Critical Theory, Technical Progress, Humanitarian Progress and Instrumental Rationality are discussed, addressing the problem of the relation between science and the rationality privileged by the market with relevant impact on contemporaneous scientific productions. Methodologically, it is an theoretical research of qualitative nature and critical inspiration, in which we are guided by the Critical Theory proposal, whose micrological approach conceives the particular as a valuable index addressed to the whole scenario. In its development, firstly, current forms of scientific productions are discussed and from the relations among instrumental rationality, technology e and a machinated human, we explore concepts of technique and technology and its onipresence. It has been concluded that there is a significant furtherance of productions aligned to the instrumental rationality which determines efficiency, productivity and profitability as essential values to the maintenance of the capitalist system and it impedes the development of contributions to the improvement of society, resulting in social inequality and injustice