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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Philosophy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Philosophy</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Cерия: Философия</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2302</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8900</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">29691</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2302-2021-25-4-589-601</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION: CHALLENGES OF MODERNITY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ФИЛОСОФИЯ ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ: ВЫЗОВЫ СОВРЕМЕННОСТИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Plutocracy, Platonism and Education in Brazil: Some Reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Плутократия, платонизм и образование в Бразилии: размышления о пандемии COVID-19</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Guilherme</surname><given-names>Alexandre Anselmo</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Гильерме</surname><given-names>Александр Ансельмо</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Adjunct Professor, PPGEdu, School of Humanities</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>адъюнкт-профессор, программа постдипломного образования (PPGEdu), Школа гуманитарных наук</p></bio><email>alexandre.guilherme@pucrs.br</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Picoli</surname><given-names>Bruno Antonio</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Пиколи</surname><given-names>Бруно Антонио</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>профессор</p></bio><email>prof.brunopicoli@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Папский католический университет Риу-Гранди-ду-Сул</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Federal University of Fronteira Sul</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Федеральный университет Фронтейра-Сул</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2021-12-16" publication-format="electronic"><day>16</day><month>12</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>25</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION: CHALLENGES OF MODERNITY</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ФИЛОСОФИЯ ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ: ВЫЗОВЫ СОВРЕМЕННОСТИ</issue-title><fpage>589</fpage><lpage>601</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2021-12-15"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2021</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2021, Guilherme A.A., Picoli B.A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2021, Гильерме А.А., Пиколи Б.А.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2021</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Guilherme A.A., Picoli B.A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Гильерме А.А., Пиколи Б.А.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/philosophy/article/view/29691">https://journals.rudn.ru/philosophy/article/view/29691</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">The Lancet stated in its editorial on the 9th of May 2020 that the situation in Brazil was very problematic insofar as the COVID-19 pandemic was concerned. More than a year later, Brazil already registered more than half a million deaths from complications of COVID-19, which places it in second place in the world ranking of deaths despite having the seventh-largest population in the world. Despite this utterly tragic situation, in July 2021, almost 40% of the Brazilian population approved of the federal government's role in confronting the pandemic, and the Brazilian elites have defended openly the view that the economy was more important than individuals' lives. Given this context, in this article, we reflect on the issue of plutocracy, demonstrating its platonic authoritarian foundations, in order to understand the Brazilian elites' attitude toward the pandemic, which had no proper regard or care for the most vulnerable in society. Through this philosophical inquiry we indicate the importance of education, particularly of philosophy of education, in encouraging educationists and educational systems to reflect on problematic issues and self-reflect so as to identify possible educational deficiencies and shortcomings that created the conditions for individuals' attitudes of indifference to the victims of the pandemic and the vulnerable in society.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">В редакционной статье журнала The Lancet («Ланцет») от 9 мая 2020 г. говорится, что ситуация с пандемией COVID-19 в Бразилии крайне сложна. Спустя год, в Бразилии было зарегистрировано более 500 тысяч смертей от пост-ковидных осложнений. Трагическая статистика ставит страну на второе место в глобальном рейтинге смертности, при этом по численности населения Бразилия - седьмая в мире. Несмотря на ужасающую ситуацию, в июле 2021 г. почти 40% населения Бразилии одобрили роль федерального правительства в противостоянии пандемии, а бразильская элита открыто отстаивала мнение, что экономика важнее жизни людей. Учитывая этот контекст, в представленной статье мы размышляем над проблемой плутократии, демонстрируя ее платонические авторитарные основы, чтобы понять отношение к пандемии бразильской элиты, не уделявшей должного внимания или заботы о наиболее уязвимых членах общества. Посредством данного философского труда мы подчеркиваем важность образования, в частности философии образования, в поощрении педагогов и образовательных систем к размышлению над проблемными вопросами и самоанализу, чтобы выявить возможные недостатки и упущения в образовании, создавшие условия для безразличного отношения людей к жертвам пандемии и уязвимым слоям общества.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>plutocracy</kwd><kwd>kakistocracy</kwd><kwd>meritocracy</kwd><kwd>education</kwd><kwd>pandemic</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>плутократия</kwd><kwd>какистократия</kwd><kwd>меритократия</kwd><kwd>образование</kwd><kwd>пандемия</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Editorial: COVID-19 in Brazil. The Lancet. 2020. P. 1461. 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