Abstract
Does it make sense to speak of utopias in the field of education? Should educators cultivate utopia? In the hand of the recent fifth centenary of the first edition of Thomas More’s Utopia, a reflection on its historical significance in relation to the history of education is addressed. The educators generated, especially since the century of the Enlightenment, various theoretical projects and innovative pedagogical experiences with utopian accents, to which reference is made here. Beyond the utopian, as something unrealizable and, likewise, of the negative dystopias, we point out valuable initiatives that sought the construction of a new humanity. Philosophical constructions and pedagogical realizations that can be fertile memory for present educators.
Keywords:
history of education; utopia; dystopia; pedagogical thinking; humanity