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This article presents a dossier on the work of Brazilian social scientist Fernando Henrique Cardoso. The dossier seeks to critically reassess Cardoso's contributions to Brazilian social sciences, considering different interpretations of his work. The importance of situating Cardoso's perspective in the context of the Marxist debate and national and international intellectual traditions is highlighted. The article discusses the new reception of Cardoso's work in the 2010s, thanks to advances in research in the field of Brazilian social and political thought. The dossier brings critical reflections on the interpretation of Cardoso's work, addressing aspects such as his relationship with Marxism, the articulation between theory, history, and politics, and his academic trajectory in the United States. [Extracted from the article]

In the following interview, the sociologist Laymert Garcia dos Santos discusses his intellectual trajectory. The highlight is the subject about which he has been writing in recent times: the question of the "future of the human". Here, this point is discussed against the framework of its philosophical implications and of the debate concerning politics and technology. Members of the group "Knowledge, Technology and Market", which Santos coordinates, carried out the interview. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]