Abstract

CORREA, Sergio Roberto Moraes. Democracy and education crisis in Brazil: a contribution of freirean thought to the debate. Educação e Filosofia [online]. 2022, vol.36, n.78, pp.1315-1357.  Epub Jan 29, 2024. ISSN 1982-596X.  https://doi.org/10.14393/revedfil.v36n78a2022-64794.

This article is the result of a research project, which seeks to establish a South-South dialogue between the thought of educator Paulo Freire and sociologist Boaventura Santos, focusing on the themes of democracy and public education in the current situation of Brazilian society (2014-2020). This research was based on a qualitative approach, prioritizing bibliographic and documentary research. However, for the purpose of delimiting this article and sharing some results, I focus the analysis on the contribution of Paulo Freire’s thought from the Southern margins, based on his concept of “being more”, to debate this crisis of democracy and public education in the country’s current situation. Based on this concept of “being more”, it was possible to identify both the structuring limits of liberal democracy in society, in particular in education, and the need to bring out other non-Eurocentric interpretations of these themes, as well as showing a scenario of acute democratic setback, which demonstrates advancing in the condition of “being less” and, therefore, profoundly distorting the ontological vocation of being more.

Keywords : Paulo Freire; Being more; Democracy; Public education; Southern margins.

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