A decolonial study on philosophy textbooks distributed by PNLD 2012, 2015 and 2018

Abstract

In recent decades there has been an increase in the production of didactic materials for teaching philosophy in Brazil. One of those responsible for this increase is the supply of Philosophy textbooks by the National Textbook Program (PNLD), starting in 2012. In view of this reality, this study aims to identify in Philosophy textbooks approved by the PNLD Latinophilosophies. American, analyze the representations of Latin American scenarios, landscapes and peoples in the figures and images of these textbooks and reflect on the absences and presences of non-European philosophies and philosophers in the Philosophy textbooks distributed by the PNLD. As a central problem, the following question arises: What is the relevance given to Latin American or Brazilian philosophical thought in the Philosophy textbooks distributed by the PNLD 2012, 2015 and 2018? As for the research method, an exploratory research of the teaching materials will be carried out. Thus, the theoretical framework of Aníbal Quijano (2005), Roberto Gomes (1994) and Silveira (2020) was used. Therefore, without exhausting the complexity of this theme, it was considered by way of conclusion that the Philosophy textbooks acquired and distributed by PNLD 2012, 2015 and 2018, do not contemplate a decolonial approach, even so they contribute to the introduction to general philosophical studies.