Papers by Fernando Honorato de Oliveira
O CÓDIGO TÉCNICO COMO FUNDAMENTO DE UMA POLÍTICA TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL: UMA PERSPECTIVA DO CONSTRUTIVISMO CRÍTICO DE ANDREW FEENBERG , 2024
Thesis of the theoretical possibilities for the design of a technological policy applicable to th... more Thesis of the theoretical possibilities for the design of a technological policy applicable to the
Brazilian reality. Considering the standards defined by hegemonically imposed social values, the
thesis determines the theoretical possibility of using philosophical conceptual parameters through
technical codes, as foreseen by Andrew Feenberg's Critical Theory of Technology/Critical
Constructivism, to support the development of a national technology policy that defines elements
applicable to the Brazilian socio-economic reality, through the planned expansion of technical
knowledge and the democratization of access to technology. The thesis demonstrate that the
various possible standards of technical codes reflect arrivisme and impose rules that are not
always in the interest of the country, but that can be opened to the democratic inclusion of
legitimate values and needs of society, to allow technology to be an aggregator of values that
allows the cultural, economic, political and social development of the nation, through the use of
resources available in its structure. The thesis connects the concepts of Andrew Feenberg and
José Walter Bautista Vidal, highlighting the philosophical congruence of both in establishing viable
parameters for an effective Brazilian technological policy.
OBSOLESCÊNCIA PLANEJADA: A PRODUÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA COMO INSTRUMENTO DE REPRESSÃO SOCIAL EM HERBERT MARCUSE, 2018
Research on Herbert Marcuse's approaches to the planned obsolescence of consumer goods in his phi... more Research on Herbert Marcuse's approaches to the planned obsolescence of consumer goods in his philosophical production. The reference book for this work is The Unidimensional Man, although several other texts of Herbert Marcuse, before and after the book cited, have been used. The research investigates the impacts of the planned obsolescence on the capitalism of the advanced industrial society, through mechanisms of coercion and social repression that use
technological production and psychological induction as tools. The research considers consumption and waste as constitutive elements of this process, using theoretical references developed by Herbert Marcuse, from his reading of Max Weber, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud and commentators of these authors. The approach of the topic considers that, although Marcuse did not detail the concept of planned obsolescence, this concept is important in the constitution
of his critique to modern industrial capitalist society, that needs to maintain the market and the consumption to guarantee the profit. The paper also addresses Marcuse's reading of Freudian concepts and the uses that advanced capitalism makes of these concepts to impose and maintain planned obsolescence. All the theoretical references used are based on the work of Herbert Marcuse, his commentators and some of the authors quoted in his philosophical production, whose terms are related to the object of this research. The conclusions of this paper aim to demonstrate that the advanced industrial society’s capitalism depends on a technical combination of factors, determined by Marcuse, for the capitalist structure to be maintained.
Maintaining this structure perpetuates profit through social repression, inducing society to produce, waste and consume what it does not need.
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Papers by Fernando Honorato de Oliveira
Brazilian reality. Considering the standards defined by hegemonically imposed social values, the
thesis determines the theoretical possibility of using philosophical conceptual parameters through
technical codes, as foreseen by Andrew Feenberg's Critical Theory of Technology/Critical
Constructivism, to support the development of a national technology policy that defines elements
applicable to the Brazilian socio-economic reality, through the planned expansion of technical
knowledge and the democratization of access to technology. The thesis demonstrate that the
various possible standards of technical codes reflect arrivisme and impose rules that are not
always in the interest of the country, but that can be opened to the democratic inclusion of
legitimate values and needs of society, to allow technology to be an aggregator of values that
allows the cultural, economic, political and social development of the nation, through the use of
resources available in its structure. The thesis connects the concepts of Andrew Feenberg and
José Walter Bautista Vidal, highlighting the philosophical congruence of both in establishing viable
parameters for an effective Brazilian technological policy.
technological production and psychological induction as tools. The research considers consumption and waste as constitutive elements of this process, using theoretical references developed by Herbert Marcuse, from his reading of Max Weber, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud and commentators of these authors. The approach of the topic considers that, although Marcuse did not detail the concept of planned obsolescence, this concept is important in the constitution
of his critique to modern industrial capitalist society, that needs to maintain the market and the consumption to guarantee the profit. The paper also addresses Marcuse's reading of Freudian concepts and the uses that advanced capitalism makes of these concepts to impose and maintain planned obsolescence. All the theoretical references used are based on the work of Herbert Marcuse, his commentators and some of the authors quoted in his philosophical production, whose terms are related to the object of this research. The conclusions of this paper aim to demonstrate that the advanced industrial society’s capitalism depends on a technical combination of factors, determined by Marcuse, for the capitalist structure to be maintained.
Maintaining this structure perpetuates profit through social repression, inducing society to produce, waste and consume what it does not need.
Brazilian reality. Considering the standards defined by hegemonically imposed social values, the
thesis determines the theoretical possibility of using philosophical conceptual parameters through
technical codes, as foreseen by Andrew Feenberg's Critical Theory of Technology/Critical
Constructivism, to support the development of a national technology policy that defines elements
applicable to the Brazilian socio-economic reality, through the planned expansion of technical
knowledge and the democratization of access to technology. The thesis demonstrate that the
various possible standards of technical codes reflect arrivisme and impose rules that are not
always in the interest of the country, but that can be opened to the democratic inclusion of
legitimate values and needs of society, to allow technology to be an aggregator of values that
allows the cultural, economic, political and social development of the nation, through the use of
resources available in its structure. The thesis connects the concepts of Andrew Feenberg and
José Walter Bautista Vidal, highlighting the philosophical congruence of both in establishing viable
parameters for an effective Brazilian technological policy.
technological production and psychological induction as tools. The research considers consumption and waste as constitutive elements of this process, using theoretical references developed by Herbert Marcuse, from his reading of Max Weber, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud and commentators of these authors. The approach of the topic considers that, although Marcuse did not detail the concept of planned obsolescence, this concept is important in the constitution
of his critique to modern industrial capitalist society, that needs to maintain the market and the consumption to guarantee the profit. The paper also addresses Marcuse's reading of Freudian concepts and the uses that advanced capitalism makes of these concepts to impose and maintain planned obsolescence. All the theoretical references used are based on the work of Herbert Marcuse, his commentators and some of the authors quoted in his philosophical production, whose terms are related to the object of this research. The conclusions of this paper aim to demonstrate that the advanced industrial society’s capitalism depends on a technical combination of factors, determined by Marcuse, for the capitalist structure to be maintained.
Maintaining this structure perpetuates profit through social repression, inducing society to produce, waste and consume what it does not need.