Philosophical reflections on education in the context of globalization and spectacle: The situation of the university

Abstract

The consolidation of capitalism and its strategies are evident in the spheres of human life, especially in those that are called to determine the future of the world, like education. Faced with a consumer society that commodifies even the most intimate, the human will is subsumed by spectacle and merchandise. Thus, education slips its purpose of forming thought towards quantitas, that is, the uncritical accumulation of knowledge.