The Aesthetic Dimension in The Learning Process: unveiling blind spots

Abstract

This paper focuses on the aesthetic dimension in education, especially the sensitive view on the learning process. It presents reflections concerning the eclipse, presence and rescue of this view. The contemporary technoaesthetics is put into context, based on Walter Benjamin’s reflections; it discusses how it affects the perception and behavior of individuals and the society. It approaches the impact of this context on the challenge to answer to the educational needs of everyone, in the current scenario of inclusive education. Following a psychopedagogical view, it reflects on the importance of the experience-based knowledge for learning and on the sensitive view as a crucial mediator. The engagement of society with the formation of new generations is also observed.