The aim of this paper is to analyze the concept of technology in the thought of Vieira Pinto. The analysis focuses on the book O Conceito de Tecnologia, which presents in a condensed form Vieira Pinto's reflections on the subject. It is argued that the author's reflections on technology provide to the educational field concepts that enable a critical understanding of the issue of technology and its relation to education and thus bring out possibilities of overcoming the problem of technocentrism, especially within the educational field.
technology; education; technocentrism