An essay on the blindness: Covid -19 and the humanization of natural sciences

Authors

  • Roberto Dalmo Varallo Lima de Oliveira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5016/ridh.v8i2.11

Keywords:

Educação em ciências, Educação em direitos humanos, Covid-19

Abstract

Who should die for the economy doesn’t stop? If statistic quantifies and estimates the death numbers, who will judge that this number is high or low? People? The market? Can Science and Technology give us these answers? So, can science and technology teaching be humanized? The present essay is called “Blindness”, but it does not refer to the work of José Saramago - I confess that I would not have the skills to do this. It is an essay on the Natural Sciences and their Technologies, but, mainly on their teaching - or on the various forms about the use of Science and Technology. It is a visceral essay because it was written in a dated form during a quarantine by a person who had the privilege of being able to write an essay during a quarantine. It is an essay on Human Rights Education written by a person who believes in the urgent need to humanize Nature Sciences and its teaching.

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Author Biography

Roberto Dalmo Varallo Lima de Oliveira

Licenciado em Química pela Universidade Federal Fluminense, Mestre e Doutor em Ciência, Tecnologia e Educação pelo CEFET-RJ. Professor da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Pesquisa a relação entre Educação em Direito Humanos e Educação Científica e Tecnológica, sendo autor de livros e artigos sobre o tema.

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Published

2020-11-26

How to Cite

OLIVEIRA, R. D. V. L. de. An essay on the blindness: Covid -19 and the humanization of natural sciences. Revista Interdisciplinar de Direitos Humanos, Bauru, v. 8, n. 2, p. 71–81, 2020. DOI: 10.5016/ridh.v8i2.11. Disponível em: https://www2.faac.unesp.br/ridh3/index.php/ridh/article/view/11. Acesso em: 3 apr. 2026.