Dialog— A Meaning for Education

Abstract

The objective of this study is to understand the absence of meaning of life in the context of a fluid society, offering reflections on the contribution possibilities of dialog to the recreation of existential meaning. This study can be described as a theoretical-reflexive essay dealing with the liquid modernity and existential void concepts of Bauman (2001) and Lipovetsky (2005), respectively. The results indicate that humankind is on a pilgrimage between light and darkness, revealing a disenchanted society and, on the other hand, a more hopeful one. In this context, the education process guided by dialog could be a signification of the human condition.