Sílvio Gamboa : a democratic philosopher

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to briefly discuss why Professor Sílvio Ancizar Sánchez Gamboa's praxis allows us to consider him a “democratic philosopher” in the Gramscian sense of the term. To do so, we will initially make brief considerations about his biography, then, we will present our understanding of the "democratic philosopher" concept in the wiritings of Gramsci (1891 – 1937), and finally, we will try to demonstrate from the academic-scientific praxis of Professor Sílvio Gamboa, why he can be considered a “democratic philosopher” of research in education and physical education in Brazil.