Aesthetics as a motivational factor for learning

The philosophical reflection about art, beauty, good, truth, and their ability to produce pleasure in people comes from Platon in our western culture. Considering that education must be understood as an integral phenomenon, encompassing not only the intellectual dimension but also the sensitive, int...

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Main Authors: Fátima Maria BEZERRA BARBOSA, PINO-JUSTE Margarita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2012-02-01
Series:Teoría de la Educación: Revista Interuniversitaria
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1130-3743/article/view/8647
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description The philosophical reflection about art, beauty, good, truth, and their ability to produce pleasure in people comes from Platon in our western culture. Considering that education must be understood as an integral phenomenon, encompassing not only the intellectual dimension but also the sensitive, intuitive and rationing dimensions, and imaginative and creative abilities, «knowing to be» is linked to «know» and «knowing-how». We think the importance of aesthetics as a motivation factor for learning is unquestionable and, through imagination and creativity, innovation in the construction of alternative roads for a more human and pleasant world can be promoted.
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spelling doaj.art-0f88177c50e34f15a88f4ae8beebc7022022-12-21T18:20:23ZengEdiciones Universidad de SalamancaTeoría de la Educación: Revista Interuniversitaria1130-37432386-56602012-02-012329110910.14201/teri.86478278Aesthetics as a motivational factor for learningFátima Maria BEZERRA BARBOSAPINO-JUSTE MargaritaThe philosophical reflection about art, beauty, good, truth, and their ability to produce pleasure in people comes from Platon in our western culture. Considering that education must be understood as an integral phenomenon, encompassing not only the intellectual dimension but also the sensitive, intuitive and rationing dimensions, and imaginative and creative abilities, «knowing to be» is linked to «know» and «knowing-how». We think the importance of aesthetics as a motivation factor for learning is unquestionable and, through imagination and creativity, innovation in the construction of alternative roads for a more human and pleasant world can be promoted.https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1130-3743/article/view/8647estéticaaprendizajemotivacióncreatividadimaginación
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Aesthetics as a motivational factor for learning
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aprendizaje
motivación
creatividad
imaginación
title Aesthetics as a motivational factor for learning
title_full Aesthetics as a motivational factor for learning
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aprendizaje
motivación
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imaginación
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