ENTRE A LIBERDADE E O ESPANTO | MARIO SÉRGIO CORTELLA - FILOMED EP. 3

Paulo Ghiraldelli opens the conversation by recalling previous FILOMED episodes and introduces Mario Sergio Cortella, curious to hear how he sees present-day Brazil. Cortella speaks of the "chest of wonders," an image coined by Mario Quintana to describe a time that mixes admirable advances and setbacks, noting that, even after 1985, there have always been forces for whom democracy has never been a value. There are groups committed to equality, but also dogmatic sectors with which rational dialogue is impossible, which transforms philosophical wonder into fear, as seen in the pandemic and in decisions that deny science. Mariangela questions whether these times are pedagogical, comparing them to the time when Cortella was Secretary of Education. He emphasizes that it's not about formally improving schools, but about learning imposed by the present, quoting Darcy Ribeiro: "the crisis in Brazilian education is not a crisis, it's a project," recalling advances like FUNDEB, but saying that the school has only moved from the "ICU to the ward." Paulo brings up Paulo Freire's question — "who educates the educator?" — to reflect on how social relations also educate in a hostile way. In the second half, the conversation explores freedom, philosophy, and democratic coexistence. Cortella observes how the idea of ​​freedom has been distorted in destructive practices and defends conversation as a public space for thought, in times when philosophy reappears as a help to cope with accelerated life. He recounts episodes of encounters with readers in unexpected places and comments on the challenge of disseminating philosophy without trivializing it, showing how different ways of teaching and dialoguing can reach broad audiences. Episode Chapters: 05:20 – Political Changes in Post-Dictatorship Brazil 13:40 – Challenges of Education and the Impact of Technology 24:10 – The School and the Lessons of the Present Time 31:00 – Who Educates the Educator? 37:30 – New Meanings of Freedom 42:50 – September 7th Demonstrations and Requests for Amnesty 47:15 – Paulo Freire: Influence in Brazil and Abroad 52:30 – Philosophy as Relief in Times of Distress 56:40 – Different Ways of Teaching Philosophy 58:40 – Conversation as a Form of Thought Reflection on the importance of interrupting, exchanging ideas, and keeping reasoning alive, revisiting the Socratic tradition. 🎙️ Presented by Dr. Mariangela Cabelo-Ghiraldelli and Prof. Paulo Ghiraldelli. 📚 Episode featuring: Mário Sérgio Cortella #filomed #cortella #cortellaoficial