Abstract
Introduction:
This paper reflects the Aesthetic-Formative Potential of Literature, considering the various aspects of Aesthetic Criticism of technology, which were discussed among undergraduate students of Health Technology at UNIFESP.
Objectives:
Our aim is to analyze the aesthetic potential of literature to think about technology. Methodology: Reading and discussions based on classics from universal literature during the meetings of the Complementary Activity, named Methodology of the Humanities and Technology Laboratory, which was offered to students of Health Technology courses at UNIFESP. For data collection, we used Participant Observation and Oral History of Life methods. The analysis was based on Hermeneutic Phenomenology.
Results:
Based on an Aesthetic understanding of the formation of Human Rationality, our activity seems capable of promoting the critical analysis of science and technology in various areas, both conceptual and social and productive practice.
Conclusion:
This research suggests the LabHumTec methodology as a way to enable an aesthetic and humanistic formation for production and technological innovation.
Keywords:
Aesthetic Philosophy; Philosophy of Technology; Humanities; Science Education; Literature