Artur Manso, Degree in PHILOSOPHY, Educational Branch, from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto; Master and Doctor in Education, specializing in Philosophy of Education, from UMinho, where he is a professor and coordinates the Master’s Degree in Teaching Philosophy in Secondary Education. He investigates the areas of Ethics and Aesthetics of education, as well as Portuguese pedagogical-philosophical thought of the 20th century. Of the vast work, the essays stand out: Agostinho da Silva – Aspectos da sua vida, obra e pensamento (2000); Filosofia educacional na obra de Agostinho da Silva (2007); Escolas para quê? Ensaio sobre a pedagogia indolente (2017); Breve é toda a vida. Para uma pedagogia da morte e do morrer (2021). Educação estética. O belo enquanto manifestação do bem (2023).