Antonio Paim

Antonio Ferreira Paim was a Brazilian philosopher and historian, regarded as one of the main specialists on the history of Brazilian philosophy. A former student at the University of Moscow and in his youth a militant of the Brazilian [Communist Party], he later rose to prominence partly due to his fierce critiques of Marxism and of the Brazilian educational system, contained in his book Marxismo e Descendência.
A professor at the Federal University of Rio [de Janeiro] and at the Pontifical [Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro], he was among the founders of the Brazilian Academy of Philosophy, a member of the Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute and a permanent collaborator to the Revista Brasileira de Filosofia, a scientific journal published by the Brazilian Institute of Philosophy. In 1985, he was awarded the Prêmio Jabuti for his book A História das Ideias Filosóficas no Brasil.
He was one of the inspirations for the policies of former Ministry [of Education |Minister of Brazilian Education] Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez.