Marilena de Souza Chaui

Marilena de Souza Chaui
Chaui in 2010
Personal details
Born (1941-09-04) September 4, 1941
Pindorama, State of Sao Paulo
Professionphilosopher, professor

Marilena de Souza Chaui (born September 4, 1941) is a Brazilian philosopher and Professor of Modern Philosophy in the University of São Paulo. She is a scholar of Baruch Spinoza and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Chaui is one of the founding members of Workers' Party and an assiduous critic of the capitalist model.