Writings

I. Pre-Mature Writings (pre-1972)

A. As a Secondary Student (1961-1963) [All in Portuguese]

[I entered school late, when I was almost nine years old. The reason was that where I lived until I was eight and a half (Maringá, PR, city where Sonia Braga was born), there were no schools my parents cared to send me to. It was only when my parents moved to Santo André, SP, in 1952, that they put me in school. By that time I could read and write quite well, but even so I had to start in first grade. I started working full time in 1959, when I was fifteen and was in the eighth grade (fourth grade of the Brazilian "Gymnasium"), which I attended in the evening and almost flunked. When I finished the Gymnasium (1959) I was unsure whether to go into a "scientific" or a "classical" course of studies in secondary school -- at that time (1960) one had to decide that in Brazil. I first opted for the scientific studies, but hated them and quit in the middle of the year, losing one more school year in 1960. It was for this reason that finished secondary school only when I was already 20 years old. It was during my years at the Instituto "José Manuel da Conceição" that I discovered that I really liked to write. As one can see by the title of the papers I wrote there, the emphasis was on classical and literary studies].

1. O Teatro Medieval Português [Portuguese Medieval Theater] (Jandira, 1962)

 

2. As Cartas de Amor de Sóror Mariana Alcoforado ao Cavalheiro de Chamilly [The Love Letters of Sister Mariana Alcoforado to a Gentleman from Chamilly] (Jandira, 1962)

 

3. Damião de Góis: Vida e Obra [Damião de Góis: Life and Work] (Jandira, 1962)

 

4. Oliveira Martins: Vida e Obra [Oliveira Martins: Life and Work](Jandira, 1962)

 

5. A Carta de Achamento de Pero Vaz de Caminha [The Letter of Discovery of Pero Vaz de Caminha] (Jandira, 1963)

 

6. Casemiro de Abreu: Poeta do Exílio [Casemiro de Abreu: A Poet in Exile] (Jandira, 1963)

 

7. Machado de Assis [Machado de Assis] (Jandira, 1963)

 

8. Dom Casmurro - Capitu: Culpada ou Inocente? [Dom Casmurro - Capitu: Guilty or Innocent?]: (Jandira, 1963)

 

9. Brasília: Capital da Esperança [Brasília: Capital of Hope] (Jandira, 1963)

 

10. Pobre Muda de Dono Mas Não Muda de Sorte [The Poor Change their Owners but they Change their Fate] (Jandira, 1963)

 

11. Valedictorian Speech (Jandira, 1963)

B. As an Undergraduate Student in Brazil (1964-1967)

[My undergraduate studies in Brazil were complicated. I entered the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Campinas, SP, in February 1964. The following month the military coup took place -- right on the day we were supposed to have our "freshman party". I stayed at the Seminary until 1966, when I was thrown out by the Church, which was becoming more and more conservative and even reactionary. I was "rescued" by the School of Theology of the Evangelical Church of Lutheran Confession in Brazil (Evangelische Kirche Lutherischen Bekenntnises in Brasilien), of São Leopoldo, RS, where I continued my studies. I never did get an undergraduate diploma in Brazil. In 1967 I was invited to go to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA, to take my Masters, and the Board of Education of the State of Pennsylvania considered the studies I had had until then as equivalent to an undergraduate degree. So the years of 1964 through 1967 were spent in Campinas and São Leopoldo. During this period I was   unsure whether I preferred New Testament Studies or History of Christian Thought. But it was in Campinas that I took my first philosophy course, under the Rev. Francisco Penha Alves, and tried my hand at being a student newsletter editor, with rather disastrous results: all the issues of my newsletter were confiscated by the school.]

1. Fé e Desenvolvimento [Faith and Development] (Campinas)

 

2. Ética Cristã e Ética Marxista [Cristian and Marxist Ethics] (Campinas)

 

3. A Ética do Aristotelismo Moderno [Ethics and Modern Aristotelianism] (Campinas)

 

4. Existencialismo e Movimentos Relacionados [Existentialism and Related Movements] (Campinas)

 

5. Emil Brunner [Emil Brunner] (Campinas)

 

6. Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher [Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher] (Campinas)

 

7. Johannes Weiss [Johannes Weiss] (Campinas)

 

8. Albert Schweitzer [Albert Schweitzer] (Campinas)

 

9. A Unidade da História [The Unity of History] (Campinas)

 

10. A Data do Êxodo [The Date of Exodus] (Campinas)

 

11. A Esperança Messiânica no Antigo Testamento [Messianic Hope in the Old Testament] (Campinas)

 

12. O Período Interbíblico [The Period Between the Testaments] (Campinas)

 

13. A História do Jesus da História [The History of the Quest for the Historical Jesus] (Campinas)

 

14. Interpretação de Parábolas [The Interpretation of Parables] (Campinas)

 

15. Pequena Introdução Crítica à Carta aos Romanos [A Short Critical Introduction to the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans] (Campinas)

 

16. O Gnosticismo: Suas Fontes, Seu Conteúdo e Sua Relação com o Cristianismo [Gnosticism: Its Sources, Content and Relation to Christianity] (Campinas)

 

17. O Testemunho de Clemente de Roma, Inácio e Papias ao Cânon do Novo Testamento [The Testimony of Clement of Rome, Ignatius and Papias to the New Testament Canon] (Campinas)

 

18. Etnias e Culturas do Brasil [Ethnic and Cultural Groups in Brazil] (Campinas)

 

19. Mormonismo: Sua História, Suas Doutrinas, Seus Métodos [Mormonism: Its History, Doctrine and Methods] (Campinas)

 

20. O Preparo e a Entrega dos Sermões [Preparation and Delivery of Sermons] (Campinas)

 

21. O Sacerdócio de Todos os Crentes como Base das Reflexões sobre o Laicato [The Priesthoold of All Believers as the Basis for Reflexion on the Laity] (Campinas)

 

22. "Editorial" [Editorial], O CAOS em Revista (Campinas, Março 1966 - edição confiscada)

 

23. "Instituto Bíblico em Campinas" [Bible Institute in Campinas], O CAOS em Revista (Campinas, Março 1966 - edição confiscada)

 

24. "Editorial: Ainda Jonas" [Editorial: Still Jonah], O CAOS em Revista (Campinas, Abril 1966 - edição confiscada)

 

25. "Editorial" [Editorial], O CAOS em Revista (Campinas, Maio 1966 - edição confiscada)

 

26. "Parafraseando" [Paraphrasing], O CAOS em Revista (Campinas, Maio 1966 - edição confiscada)

 

27. "Editorial" [Editorial], O CAOS em Revista (Campinas, Junho 1966 -- edição inteira censurada)

 

28. "Editorial" [Editorial], O CAOS em Revista (Campinas, Agosto 1966 -- editorial censurado)

 

29. Bultmann e a Exegese de kata sarkis e kata pneuma em Romanos VIII:12-17 [Bultmann and the Exegesis of kata sarkis and kata pneuma in Romans VIII:12-17](São Leopoldo, 1967)

C. As a Graduate Student in the USA (1967-1972)

[The five years in Pittsburgh were my most proficuous years from an academic point of view. I learned -- and wrote -- a lot in an environment that was quite different from the ones I had known until then. It was at this time that I decided that I was really interested in the History of Thought, especially in the History of Philosophy. It was for this reason that, after finishing my Masters at the Seminary I opted to go into the Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh, concentrating my efforts on the confrontation between Philosophy and Theology in the eighteenth century -- confrontation in which David Hume played the leading role. That is why I wrote my dissertation on him.]

a. In the Masters Program (1967-1970)

[Pittsburgh Theological Seminary was a very special place. Many foreign students there at the time: Glendora Paul and Amba Prasad, from India, and several friends from Brazil: Waldir Berndt, Elias Abrahão, Robert Nicholas Lodwick, Paulo de Oliveira Brasil, Lemuel Nascimento, Guilhermino Cunha, Samuel Soares.  Even my former teacher in Campinas, Rev. Júlio Andrade Ferreira, spent some time there studying, while I was there. The environment was congenial. I got a part time job working two hours a day in the Library in the evening and had a "carrell" (small, closed room) where I could keep the books and papers I was working with. The main benefit of the job was that I had a key to the Library, and so could stay there studying until 2 or 3 o'clock in the evening. Another benefit was that the Library every now and then sold books it did need or of which it had too many copies. Working there I was able to know in advance and have first pick. It was this way that I build an excellent library while studying. The teachers I liked the most were Ford Lewis Battles (Medieval and Reformation Church History), Dietrich Ritschl (History of Christian DOctrine), and George Kehm (Systematic Theology)].

1. Past-Present-Future: The Historical Background, the Present Situation and Prospects of Christianity in Brazil (1967)

 

2. The Social Gospel in America: A Study of its Origins (1967)

 

3. The Tribal Lists and the Lists of the Sons of Jacob in the Old Testament (1967)

 

4. "Those who Love His Appearing" -- A Sociological Study of a Church Awaiting the Lord’s Coming: The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church (1967)

 

5. Sola Scriptura and the Problem of Scripture and Tradition (1968)

 

6. The Fundamentalist Controversy in the Presbyterian Church in the USA in the 1920’s (1968)

 

7. The Gospel Resurrection Narratives: An Exegesis of Mark XVI:1-8 (1968)

 

8. The Old Testament and the Literature of the Intertestamental Period (1968)

 

9. The Concept of God in the Intertestamental Period (1968)

 

10. Communion in the Second Century AD (1968)

 

11. Nestorius: A Heretic? (1968)

 

12. Abelard and His Time (1968)

 

13. Thomas Aquinas’ Theory of Knowledge (1969)

 

14. Cognitio Dei in the Thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas (1969)

 

15. Adolescence and Identity Crisis according to Erik Homburger Erikson (1969)

 

16. Law, Ethics and Civil Disobedience (1970)

 

17. Some Critical Remarks R. A. Alves' A Theology of Human Hope (1970)

 

18. A Personal View on the Validity of Modern Theological Enterprises such as Theology of Hope, Theology of

Revolution, etc. (1970)

 

19. Erich Fromm’s The Revolution of Hope: Toward a Humanized Technology (1970)

 

20. John Bennett’s Christians and the State: A Presentation of His Views on the State and its Functions, and the Right to Resistance to the Government and Civil Disobedience (1970)

 

21. Erasmus on War and Peace (1970)

 

22. The Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1970)

 

23. Law and Morality: Issues Involved in Legalizing Marijuana Use (1970)

b. In the Ph.D. Program (1970-1972) 

[I was a bit worried when I started my Ph.D. program. First, I was attending a University for the first time. Until then I had only attended theological schools. Second, I was surrounded by people who had majored in Philosophy in their undergraduate studies and who had already taken a Masters degree in Philosophy. I, except for the one-semester course I took in Campinas, had never studied philosophy formally. Innocently, the first course I took at the Philosophy Deparment was "Classical Issues in Metaphysics and Epistemology", conducted by no other than Prof. Wilfrid Sellars, the mega-star of the Department, considered by many the greatest American philosopher living. Had I known, before enrolling, that he was so important I might have postponed enrollment until a later semester. But I took the course, and liked him so much that I took a course under him every semester I was at Pitt, and he was the Department's senior member in my Doctoral Committee. I did well at Pitt. In the 51 credits I took for my Ph.D. I never got anything but A's. The great change that took place in my intellectual life came from meeting Prof. William Warren Bartley III, who introduced me to Karl Popper and became my doctoral adviser. I already had interest in logic and epistemology because of my religious doubts. He showed me how essential logic and epistemology are for understanding every intellectual endeavor, especially science. Popper was also a political philosopher, and Bartley was also a friend of Friedrich von Hayek. I also owe to Bill Bartley, therefore, my interest in political philosophy and, especially, in Liberalism. Bill Bartley also pushed me into finishing my Ph.D. at Pitt in record time -- and, when I did finish, he got me my first job at California State University in Hayward, CA., to where he was moving from Pittsburgh. What more can one say? Too bad he died so early.]

1. Was Voltaire an Anti-Semite? (1970)

2. Hume and Miracles (1970)

3. Hume, Kant, Reason and God (1971)

 

4. The Enlightenment and its Challenge to Religion (1971)

 

5. Theism and Empiricism: A Critical Review (1971)

 

6. The Theology of Altizer: A Critical Review, published in Perspective, XIII, Fall 1972, Pittsburgh, PA, pp.248-250

 

7. "A Bibliography on Augustine", in Augustine: Confessions -- Study Outline, edited by Ford Lewis Battles, Pittsburgh, PA, 1972

 

8. Wittgenstein's Tractatus and the Possibility of Ethical and Religious Discourse (1972)

 

9. The Problem of Religious Language in Contemporary Analytic Philosophy (1972)

II. The Great Divide (1972)

David Hume's Philosophical Critique of Theology and Its Significance for the History of Christian Thought, Ph.D. Thesis presented to the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Pittsburgh, August of 1972. Adviser: William Warren Bartley, III.

III. Mature Writings (1972-present)

[I took a rather long time to publish my first article after finishing my Ph.D. The teaching load at Hayward, and, after that, at Pomona College (Claremont, CA) was quite heavy, about three courses per term (of which there were three in Hayward and two in Claremont). And they were all new courses, since I had never taught before. Most of the time I wrote my lectures beforehand, to be absolutely sure I mastered all the issues that could be raised. Because of this, there was no time left for writing articles while in Hayward and Claremont. In July of 1974 I came back to Brazil to take my job at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). To my surprise, I ended up being hired by the School of Education, not by the Philosophy Department (as I expected), since there was no Department of Philosophy at UNICAMP at that time. The worst, as far as I was concerned, was that I had never studied, much less taught, Philosophy of Education in my life. So, at least another year was spent familiarizing myself with the new disciplines I was supposed to teach. Because of this, my first articles only appeared in 1976.]

A. Papers: Published and Unpublished

1. "David Hume e a Questão Básica da Crítica da Razão Prática" [David Hume and the Basic Question of the Critique of Practical Reason], Revista Latino-Americana de Filosofia, nº 3, 1976, Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

2. "Hume: O Crítico da Religião" [Hume: The Critic of Religion], Suplemento Cultural de O Estado de São Paulo, Vol II, 17/10/1976, São Paulo, SP

 

3. "Milagres, a História e a Ciência" [Miracles, History and Science], Manuscrito: Revista de Filosofia, Vol I, Issue 2, 1978, Campinas, SP

12. "Zeferino Vaz" [Zeferino Vaz],  article published in Diário do Povo, February 9, 1982, under the pen-name of Costa Carvalho, Campinas, SP

13. "Computadores: Máquinas de Ensinar ou Ferramentas para Aprender" [Computers: Teaching Machines or Learning Tools?], Em Aberto, Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais (INEP), Brasília, DF, 1983

14. Projeto EDUCOM - UNICAMP [The EDUCOM Project at UNICAMP] (with others), project submitted to the Brazilian Government in the area of computers and education, 1983

15. "David Hume and the Great Divide Between Traditional and Modern Thought About God", paper presented at the Third Annual Conference on "God: The Contemporary Discussion", San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dec.30,1983-Jan.4,1984

22. "Perspectivas para Uso de Computadores na Educação" [Perspectives for the Use of Computers in Education], in Correio Popular, Campinas, SP, 08/Jun/1984

 

23. "LOGO: Linguagem para a Educação" [LOGO: A Programming Language for Education], in Correio Popular, Campinas, SP, 27/Jul/1984

 

24. "Communism, Socialism and Unificationism: Goals and Methods", paper presented at the Special Seminar of the New Ecumenical Research Association, Martinique, February 1985

25. "The Brazilian Version of LOGO (Abstract)" (with others), in Proceedings of the LOGO85 Conference, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1985

 

26. "O Computador na Educação" [The Computer in Education], Educação e Informática: Projeto EDUCOM - Ano I, Fundação Centro Brasileiro de Televisão Educativa, Rio de Janeiro, 1985

 

27. "Informática e Educação" [Computers and Education], Boletim de Informática, Cartgraf Editora, Campinas, SP, 1985

 

28. "Governo, Empresas e Autonomia Tecnológica" (Government, Businesses and Technological Autonomy] (with Renato Pires da Silva Filho), paper presented to the Brazilian Association of Computer Industries (ABICOMP), September 1986

 

29. "O Microcomputador e as Informações Educacionais" [The Microcomputer and Educational Information], paper presented at the Encontro de Dirigentes de Serviços de Estatística Educacional, São Paulo, SP, October 1986.

 

30. "Manipulando a Tela do Microcomputador: Linhas Sinclair ZX81 e Apple" [Manipulating the Screen of the Microcomputer: The Sinclair and ZX81 Families], in Micro Sistemas, February 1986

 

31. "Manipulando a Tela do Microcomputador: Linha TRS-80" [Manipulating the Screen of the Microcomputer: The Radio Shack Family], in Micro Sistemas, March 1986

 

32. "Manipulando a Memória de Tela: Linhas Apple e TRS-80" [Manipulating Screen Memory: The Apple and Radio Shack Families], in Micro Sistemas, September 1986

 

33. "Manipulando a Memória de Tela: Linha ZX81" [Manipulating Screen Memory: The ZX81 Family], in Micro Sistemas, November 1986

 

34. "Geração de Caracteres no TRS-80 e Apple" [Character Generation the Radio Shack and Apple Families], in Micro Sistemas, January 1987

35. "Propostas Educacionais ao Partido da Frente Liberal - Outubro de 1986" [Educational Proposals for the Liberal Party], proposals delivered to the Liberal Front Party, October 1986

 

36. "O que é Software Educacional?" [What is Educational Software?], Info, Rio de Janeiro, Janeiro 1987

 

37. "Comunicação de Dados e Redes de Computadores" [Data Communications and Computer Networks], in Micro Sistemas, April 1987

 

38. "Informática e Educação: Uma Reavaliação" [Computers in Education: A Revaluation], Cadernos CEVEC, Issue 3, 1987

 

39. "A Computerized Communication Network for Primary Care Support" (with Ilana Fogelman), La Science des Systèmes dans le Domaine de la Santé, Vol. I, "L'Information dans les Systèmes de Santé", Masson, Paris, 1988

 

40. "The Use of Videotex Networks for Health System Support: The Example of São Paulo, Brazil" (with Ilana Fogelman), paper presented at a Workshop at the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, August 1988

42. "Aids, o Grande Inquisidor e as Certezas da Classe Médica" [AIDS, the Great Inquisitor and the Certainties of the Medical Profession], article submitted to Folha de São Paulo, but not published, 1989

 

43. "O que Significa 'Dever do Estado'?" [What does 'Duty of the State' Mean?"], Folha de São Paulo, 1989

 

44. "A Universidade de Tecnologia de São Paulo e a Área da Saúde" [The Technological University of the State of São Paulo] (with José Aristodemo Pinotti), Folha de São Paulo, 1989

 

45. "User-friendly Videotex" (with Ilana Fogelman), World Health, Geneva, Switzerland, August/September 1989

 

46. "The Use of Videotex for Health System Support in São Paulo, Brazil" (with Ilana Fogelman), paper presented at the Congress of Medical Informatics MEDINFO 89, in Singapore, December 1989

 

47. "A Computerized Health Information System in Brazil: Problems and Perspectives", paper presented at the Congress of Medical Informatics MEDINFO 89, in Singapore, December 1989

 

48. "O Paradoxo da Transformação da Sociedade pela Educação -- A Propósito do Trabalho de Leonardo Waks" [The Paradox of Transforming Society through Education -- A Reply to Leonark Waks], paper presented at the conference O Desafio da Educação do Século XXI, sponsored by the Brazilian Ministry of Education, Brasília, DF, 1990

 

49. A Filosofia Moderna e Descartes [Modern Philosophy and Descartes], paper prepared as background material for a course on Philosophical Method, 1990

 

50. A Filosofia como Análise Lógica da Linguagem [Philosophy as Logical Analysis of Language], paper prepared as background material for a course on Philosophical Method, 1990

 

51. "Information Systems, Information Systems Support and Information Centres: A Quasi-Tutorial Contribution", paper submitted to the Congresso Brasileiro de Informática em Saúde, 1990

 

52. "A Avaliação de Software na Área de Saúde: Algumas Considerações" [The Evaluation of Software in the Health Sector: Some Considerations], Newsletter da SBIS, 1990

 

53. "A Questão dos Padrões" [The Question of Standards], Newsletter da SBIS, 1990

 

54. "How far can a Doctrine Change Before Becoming Something Else?", paper presented at the meeting of the Second Assembly of World Religions, Los Angeles, 1990

 

55. "Justiça Social, Igualitarismo e Inveja: A Propósito do Livro de Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora" [Social Justice, Egalitarianismo and Envy: A Reflexion of Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora's Book], Pro-Posições, Issue 4, March 1991

 

56. "A Universidade e 'o Suicídio das Elites'" [The University and 'the Suicide of the Elites'], article sent to Veja (for the last page), but not published, May 1991

 

57. "Pedagogia Histórico-Crítica: É Preciso Aproximar Mais" [Historic-Critical Pedagogy: Its Necessary to Work Further], paper written for discussion with students in the School of Education of UNICAMP, 1991

 

58. "Um Parecer sobre a Proposta de 'Auto-Avaliação das Unidades'" [A Reflexion on the Proposal of 'Self-Evaluation of the Academic Units'], point of view presented to Departamento de Filosofia e História da Educação da UNICAMP, 1991

 

59. Computadores, Educação e LOGO [Computers, Education and LOGO], paper prepared as background material for a course on Computers and Education, January 1992

 

60. "Ayn Rand's Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology: Chapter 3 Abstraction from Abstractions", published in electronic form in the collection of commentaries on that book, The Ayn Rand Discussion List, coordinated by Jimbo Wales ("ayn-rand@iubvm.bitnet"), 1992. Text now in http://enlightenment.supersaturated.com/essays/text/ioe1/03.html. 

 

61. "People LOGO: Uma Introdução" [People LOGO: An Introduction], Introduction to the Manual de People LOGO Versão 3.2, Campinas, SP, 1992, 1996

 

62. "O Desenvolvimento de Aplicações Hipermídia" [The Development of Hypermedia Applications], paper prepared as background material for a course on Multimedia and Hypermedia Development, January 1993

 

63. "A Virtualização da Realidade" [The Virtualization of Reality], paper prepared as background material for a course on Multimedia and Hypermedia Development, January 1993

 

64. "O Gerenciamento de Sistemas de Informação" [Information Systems Management], Revista de Informática, Instituto de Informática da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Vol.I, Issue 1, June 1993

 

65.  "Sistemas de Informação e Sistemas de Apoio à Decisão" [Information Systems and Decision Support Systems] (with Orandi Mina Falsarella), Revista de Informática, Instituto de Informática da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Janeiro/Junho 1995.

 

66. "The Impact of Computing on Culture and Education: One Brazilian's Point of View", Educational Technology, 1993

 

67. "De Volta o FEBEAPÁ" [The Return of Silliness], article submitted to Folha de São Paulo, but not published, October 1995

 

68. "Desemprego, Informática, Sorte e Azar" [Unemployment, Computers Luck and the Lack of it], article published in various newspapers in 1996 and early 1997

 

69. "Apresentação" [Presentation], presentation of a book on Windows for Children by Lys-Sandra Vitali Oliveira Lima, April 1997

 

70. "Minha Gestão na Direção da Faculdade de Educação da UNICAMP (1980 a 1984): Considerações Pessoais" [My Administration as Director of the School of Education of UNICAMP (1980 to 1984): Personal Considerations],  paper presented in a Round Table of former Directors of the School of Education of the University of Campinas on August 19, 1997, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of that School.

 

71. "Fundamentos da Ética Racional-Egoísta de Ayn Rand" [Foundations of Ayn Rand's Egoistic Ethics", paper made available only for the purpose of discussion by students, 1997, revised 1998

 

72. "O JMC nos Deu Educação" [The JMC Institute Gave us Education], in Boletim da Associação Alumni/Alumnae do "Instituto José Manuel da Conceição", November 1997

 

73. "Relato Impressionista do Evento de 7/2/98" [An Impressionistic Report of the Event Taking Place on February 7th, 1998], in Boletim da Associação Alumni/Alumnae do "Instituto José Manuel da Conceição", February 1998

76. "O Computador como Tecnologia Educacional" [The Computer as Educational Technology], in Zoom, Companhia da Escola, Campinas, SP, 1998

77. "Lógica: Conceitos Básicos" [Logic: Basic Concepts], paper made available only for the purpose of discussion  by students, 1998

78. "Lógica: Argumentos",[Logic: Arguments] paper made available only for the purpose of discussion by students, 1998

79. "A Lógica e os Problemas da Vida Sentimental" [Logic and the Problems of Sentimental Life], paper made available only for the purpose of discussion by students, 1998

80. "Em Defesa do Liberalismo" [In Defense of Liberalism], work in progress, made available only for the purpose of discussion by the students, 1998

81. "Informática, Educação e Trabalho" [Computers, Education and Work], published in Jornal da Educação de Wagner Horta, March 1998

82. "Administrar o Tempo é Planejar a Vida" [Maning Your Time Equals Planning Your Life], paper made available only for the purpose of discussion by students, 1999

83. "Distance Teaching and Technology-Mediated Learning: A Brief Discussion", Invited Paper, Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Computing Education (ICECE), Rio de Janeiro, August 1999

84. "Technology and Education", in Encyclopaedia of Philosophy of Education, edited by Paulo Ghirardelli, Jr, and Michal A. Peteres, published eletronically at http://www.educacao.pro.br, 1999 [same text as in previous item, but now published in a different place]

85. "Tecnologia e Educação", in Encyclopaedia of Philosophy of Education, edited by Paulo Ghirardelli, Jr, and Michal A. Peteres, published eletronically at http://www.educacao.pro.br, 1999 [Portuguese translation of previous item, since the Encyclopaedia is bilingual]

86. "Tecnologia na Educação, Ensino a Distância, e Aprendizagem Mediada pela Tecnologia: Conceituação Básica" [Technology in Education]: Distance Teaching and Technology-Mediated Learning], in Revista da Educação of the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, 1999

87. "Filosofia Analítica: A Filosofia como Análise Lógica da Linguagem" [Analyitc Philosophy: Philosophy as Logical Analysis of Language], in Encyclopaedia of Philosophy of Education, edited by Paulo Ghirardelli, Jr, and Michal A. Peteres, published eletronically at http://www.educacao.pro.br, 1999 [item published only in Portuguese]

88. "A Virtualização da Realidade" [The Virtualization of Reality], in Comunicação & Educação, periodical of the Escola de Comunicação e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo,  nº 16,  December 1999

89. "Educação, Temas Transversais - e Tecnologia?" [Education, Transversal Themes and Technology], in Pesquisa em Educação: História, Filosofia e Temas Transversais,  organized by José Claudinei Lombardi (Autores Associados and Universidade do Contestado, SC, 1999)

90. "A Tecnologia e os Paradigmas na Educação: O Paradigma Letrado entre o Paradigma Oral e o Paradigma Audio-Visual",[Technology and Paradigms in Education: The Literate Paradigm Between the Oral and the Audio-Visual Paradigms], in Mídia, Educação e Leitura, organized by Maria Inês Ghilardi Lucena, with the papers presented at the Encontro sobre Mídia, Educação e Leitura, which took place during the 12º Congresso de Leitura (COLE), Campinas, SP, 1999

91. "Preâmbulo a uma Defesa do Liberalismo" [Preamble to a Defense of Liberalism], Pro-Posições, Revista da Faculdade de Educação da UNICAMP,  nº 2 [23], 1999

92. "Acompanha a Filosofia da Educação a Evolução da Tecnologia?" [Does Philosophy of Education Follow the Evolution of Technology?], in Anais do I Congresso Latino de Filosofia da Educação, promoted by the Associação Brasileira de Educação (ABE), in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Anísio Teixeira, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, July 2000

93. "O que é a Educação Moral?" [What is Moral Education?], paper written for the students in my course of Moral Education

94. "A Questão do Escopo da Moralidade" [The Question of the Scope of Morality], paper written for the students in my course of Moral Education

95. "'Educação Orientada para Competências' e 'Currículo Centrado em Problemas'" [Competency-Based Education and the Problem-Centered Curriculum], paper written for teachers and students of the Project "Sua Escola a 2000 por Hora" of the Instituto Ayrton Senna

96. "Avaliação de Software para a Educação a Distância (EAD): Considerações Gerais" [The Evaluation of Software for Distance Education: General Considerations], paper presented at the VII Annual Meeting of the Associação Brasileira de Educação a Distância (ABED), August 2000

97. "Filosofia da Educação: Um Encontro Possível entre o Professor e a Tecnologia" [Philosophy of Education: A Meeting Point for the Teacher and Technology], in Educação: Revista da Associação Brasileira de Educação (ABE), Ano 32, nº 102, pp. 32-34. 2001

B. Books [Authoirship]

1. Informática: Micro Revelações [Computers: Micro Revelations] (Campinas, SP, 1985)

2. O Uso de Computadores em Escolas: Fundamentos e Críticas [The Use of Computers in Schools: Foundations and Criticisms] (São Paulo, 1987; with Valdemar W. Setzer)

 

3. Uma Nova Estratégia para a Área Social [A New Strategy for the Social Area] (São Paulo, 1988; with José Aristodemo Pinotti and Anibal Faundes)

 

4. Informatics and Telematics in Health: Present and Potential Uses (2nd. edition, Geneva, 1988; co-author and member of the Editorial Board)

 

5. Multimídia: Conceituação, Aplicações e Tecnologia [Multimedia: Concept, Applications and Technology] (Campinas, 1991)

 

6. Administração do Tempo [Time Management] (Campinas, 1992)

 

7. Tecnologia e Educação: O Futuro da Escola na Sociedade da Informação [Technology and Education: The Future of the School in Information Society] (MEC, Proinfo, Brasília, DF, 1999)

 

8. Uma Nova Educação para uma Nova Era [A New Education for a New Era] (Instituto Ayrton Senna, São Paulo, 2003)

 

9. Esboço de Filosofia Analítica da Educação [Outline of an Analytical Philosophy of Education] (work still in progress, made available only for the purpose of discussion by the students)

 

10. Em Defesa da Liberdade: Uma Exposição do Liberalismo [In Defense of Liberty: A Presentation of Liberalism] (work still in progress, made available for the purpose of discussion by the students)

C. Books [Coordination of Collective Works]

1. Programa de Formação Integral da Criança - PROFIC: Relatório 1986 [Program for the Integral Formation of the Child - PROFIC: Repport 1986] (Secretaria de Estado da Educação [State Secretariat of Education], São Paulo, 1986)

2. Sistema de Informações Educacionais do Estado de São Paulo [Educational Information Systems of the State of São Paulo] (Secretaria de Estado da Educação [State Secretariat of Education], São Paulo, 1986)

3. Estabelecimentos de Ensino de 1º e 2º Graus: Rede Estadual / Região Metropolitana da Grande São Paulo [Public Primary and Secondary Schools: Capital and Greater São Paulo] (Secretaria de Estado da Educação [State Secretariat of Education], São Paulo, 1986)

4. Estabelecimentos de Ensino de 1º e 2º Graus: Rede Estadual / Interior [Public Primary and Secondary Schools: Interior] (Secretaria de Estado da Educação [State Secretariat of Education], São Paulo, 1986)

5. Estabelecimentos de Ensino de 1º e 2º Graus: Rede Particular / Região Metropolitana da Grande São Paulo e Interior [Private Primary and Secondary Schools: Capital, Greater São Paulo and Interior] (Secretaria de Estado da Educação [State Secretariat of Education], São Paulo, 1986)

6. Anuário Estatístico de Educação do Estado de São Paulo - 1986 [Statistical Yearbook of Education for the State of São Paulo] (Secretaria de Estado da Educação [State Secretariat of Education], São Paulo, 1986)

7. Uma Revolução na Área da Saúde: o Sistema Unificado e Descentralizado de Saúde de São Paulo [A Revolution in the Health Area: The Unified and Decentralized Health System of São Paulo] (Secretaria de Estado da Saúde [State Secretariat of Health], São Paulo, 1988)

8. AIDS: Como Combater [AIDS: How to Fight it] (Secretaria de Estado da Saúde [State Secretariat of Health] -- Comissão de AIDS [AIDS Commission] e Paris Editorial, São Paulo, 1988)

9. Adolescência e Saúde [Adolescence and Health] (Secretaria de Estado da Saúde [State Secretariat of Health] -- Comissão de Saúde do Adolescente [Adolescent Health Commission] e Paris Editorial, São Paulo, 1988)

10. A Contracepção no Brasil: Uma Análise Crítica [Contraception in Brazil: A Critical Analysis], de José Aristodemo Pinotti e Aníbal Faúndes (Secretaria de Estado da Saúde [State Secretariat of Health] e Paris Editorial, São Paulo, 1988)

 

D. Manuals and Training Materials

 

1. Microsoft Word 5.0 Básico [Basic Microsoft Word 5.0]  (Campinas, 1992)

 

2. People LOGO -- Manual de Referência [People LOGO: A Reference Manual] (Campinas, 1992 [Version 2.0], 1993 [Version 2.2], 1995 [Version 3.0], 1996 [Version 3.2])

 

3. Microsoft Access 1.0/1.1 Básico [Basic Microsoft Access 1.0/1.1] (Campinas, 1994)

 

4. Microsoft Windows for WorkGroups 3.11 Avançado [Advanced Microsoft Windows for WorkGroups 3.11] (Campinas, 1994)

 

5. Introdução à Informática [An Introduction to Computers] (Campinas, 1995)

 

6. "Internet-se": Um Guia Prático ["Internet Yourself": A Practical Guide] (Campinas, 1996)

 

7. Manual do Proprietário de Escolas de Informática [A Handdbook for Managers of Computing Schools] (Campinas, Mindware Editora, 1998)

 

8. Manual do Professor [A Handbook for Teachers] (Campinas,  Mindware Editora, 1998)

 

9. Lógica de Programação [Programming Language] (Campinas, Mindware Editora, 1998)

 

10. Microsoft Excel 97 Passo a Passo [Microsoft Excel 97 Step-by-Step] (Campinas, Mindware Editora, 1998)

 

11. Microsoft FrontPage 98 [Microsoft FrontPage 98] (Campinas, Mindware Editora, 1998)

E. Reports of Consulting Work

1. Microcomputadores na Área Médica (with Renato Sabbatini), presented to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Washington, DC, 1986

 

2. Governo, Empresas e Autonomia Tecnológica [Government, Businesses and Technological Autonomy]  (with Renato Pires da Silva Filho), presented to Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Computadores (ABICOMP), São Paulo, SP, 1987

 

3. Present and Potential Uses of Informatics and Telematics in Health -- Proposals for Revisions, presented to the World Health Organization (WHO), Information Systems Support (ISS), Geneva, Switzerland, 1988

 

4. The Use of Videotex Networks for Health System Support: The Example of São Paulo, Brazil (with Ilana Fogelman), presented to the World Health Organization (WHO), Research Programme Development (RPD), Geneva, Switlzerland, 1988

 

5. Feasibility Study for the Creation of a Center for Health Applications and Software Evaluation (CHASE), presented to the World Health Organization (WHO), Information Systems Support (ISS), Geneva, Switzerland, 1988-1989

 

6. A Área da Saúde na Universidade Tecnológica Paulista [The Health Area in the Technological University of São Paulo], presented to the Secretaria de Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 1989

 

7. Progress Report of the Activities of Informatics and Telematics in the World Health Organization, presented to the World Health Organization (WHO), Information Systems Support (ISS), Geneva, Switzerland, 1990

 

8. Informatics and Telematics in Health: Present and Potential Uses -- Proposal for a Complete Revision, presented to the World Health Organization (WHO), Information Systems Support (ISS), Geneva, Switzerland, 1990

 

9. Proposta de Criação de Programa de Mestrado e Doutorado na Área de Informática em Saúde [Proposal for the Creation of a Masters and Ph.D. Program in the Area of Health Informatics] (with several others), presented to the Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), today Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UFSP), Centro de Informática em Saúde (CIS), São Paulo, SP, 1991

 

10. Proposta de Criação de Programa de Pós-Graduação na Área de Gerenciamento de Sistemas de Informação [Proposal for the Creation of a Masters Program in the Area of Information Systems Management] (with Maurício Prates de Campos Filho), presented to the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUCCAMP), Instituto de Informática (II), Campinas, SP, 1992

 

11. Proposta de Criação de Curso de Especialização em Informática [Proposal for the Creation of a Specialization Program in Computers] , presented to the Instituto Brasileiro de Pós-Graduação (IBPG), Campinas, SP, 1992

 

12. Project Proposal for Human Resources Training and Development in Health Information Systems in the English-Speaking Caribbean Countries, presented to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Caribbean Programme Coordination (CPC), Barbados, West Indies, 1992

 

13. Health Informatics: Present and Potential Uses -- Proposal for a Third Edition, Fully Revised, presented to the World Health Organization (WHO), Office of the Advisor of Informatics (AOI), Geneva, Switzerland, 1993

 

14. Sistemas de Información en los SILOS [Information Systems in Local Health Systems] (Sistemas Locales de Salud), presented to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Central Office, Washington, DC, 1994

F. Translations

1. Rudolf Bultmann, O Novo Testamento e Mitologia [New Testament and Mythology] (from English and German to Portuguese) [literally speaking, this is a "pre-mature" work: 1965]

 

2. Walter Rauschenbusch, Oração por Aqueles que Vêm Depois de Nós [Prayer for Those Who Came After Us] (from English to Portuguese) [date forgotten]

 

3. Vannevar Bush, Como Podemos Pensar [As we Think] (from English to Portuguese) [date forgotten]

 

4. Rubem Azevedo Alves, The Little Girl and the Enchanted Bird (From Portuguese to English) [date forgotten]

Last revised: 02 May 2004