Author:
Gilson Guilherme Miguel Ângelo
Philosopher and Founder of the GAESEMA Philosophy
President of GAESEMA Investments Group (PTY) Lda

An existential literacy and productive reform proposal for African secondary education

Abstract

This article presents the scientific, philosophical, and pedagogical foundations of the book The A, E, I, O, U of Production, the first volume of the GAESEMA Philosophy collection. The work proposes a new existential literacy based on production as an integral phenomenon — spiritual, technical, cultural, and ethical. From an ontological interpretation of the productive act, the GAESEMA Philosophy redefines the concept of work and creates the Science of Production, a humanistic science oriented toward autonomy, sovereignty, and human dignity. Each chapter of the book corresponds to a stage of the universal productive cycle (A, E, I, O, U), forming a grammar of human creation. This article analyzes the fourteen chapters as axes of an African epistemology applied to education and development.

Keywords: Production; GAESEMA Philosophy; Ontology; African Education; Science of Production; Integral Development.

1. Introduction: The Science of Production and the Ontological Reform of the Productive Being

The GAESEMA Philosophy — Guide for the Action of State Social Structures in Perfected Models — emerges as a theoretical and practical response to the limits of traditional economies and development models inherited from colonial paradigms. Gilson Guilherme Miguel Ângelo, through The A, E, I, O, U of Production, proposes a productive literacy that reintegrates the human being into the act of creation. In this vision, to produce is to exist with consciousness and purpose.

Production is not reduced to an economic operation but recognized as the original verb of life, preceding currency, industry, and political economy. The book is structured around five vowels representing the primordial sounds of creation: A (Idea), E (Choice), I (Initiative), O (Object/Work), U (Use/Utility). Each one represents a movement of the human spirit toward concrete realization.

The fourteen chapters of the book consolidate this spiritual grammar of production, becoming an ontological manual for education, management, and productive citizenship. Each chapter is examined as a scientific principle of the new Science of Production.

2. Chapter I – The Idea: The Creative Spark of the Productive Spirit

Production begins in the invisible — in thought that precedes form. The Idea is the spiritual seed of creation, the silent vibration where humanity dialogues with the possible. Before technique and capital, there is creative impulse — the inner force that turns need into vision. The GAESEMA Philosophy affirms that the producer is, above all, a spirit in conception, gestating the unseen. This first principle teaches that all transformation begins with consciousness. Thus, education must form creative thinkers, capable of imagining before acting. The Idea inaugurates the cycle of freedom, for whoever imagines already governs his own destiny.

3. Chapter II – The Choice: The Decision That Gives Direction

Choice represents the birth of conscious will. It is the moment when the producer leaves the realm of dreams and enters the ethics of decision. To choose is to define purpose, and purpose shapes reality. The “E” is the sound of awareness — the echo of discernment that separates the useful from the superfluous. Production, at this stage, is a moral act. Choosing what to produce is choosing what to offer society. Productive literacy, therefore, forms ethical citizens who know how to decide with love, equity, and social responsibility. True sovereignty begins when a people choose what they will produce.

4. Chapter III – Initiative: The Touch of Spirit Upon Matter

Initiative is the leap between thought and action. It represents the first tangible gesture of the creative spirit. The “I” is the sharp sound of action, symbol of the courage to begin. In the Science of Production, initiative marks the beginning of productive independence, when communities and individuals decide to act with what they have. African production is reborn here: when informality becomes creativity, improvisation becomes invention, and the smallest act acquires civilizational value. Educating for initiative is to teach self-confidence, ethical entrepreneurship, and the dignity of action.

5. Chapter IV – The Object/Work: The Visible Manifestation of the Invisible

The Object is the body of will — the material testimony of the human spirit. The GAESEMA Philosophy views the Work as the visible record of the soul. Every product carries the time, culture, and energy of its creator. The “O” is the full sound of form, the vessel that contains spirit. To produce a work is more than to manufacture — it is to consecrate matter. This point proposes an aesthetic pedagogy of production: to teach how to see, in every object, an expression of humanity. The object is communication, memory, and cultural value. Educating the productive gaze cultivates respect for identity and collective creation.

6. Chapter V – Use and Utility: The Consecration of Work

Production fulfills its destiny in Use and Utility. The “U” is the deep sound of realization — when the object finds its meaning in human life. Utility is the ethical criterion of production, for what does not serve the common good is unworthy of existence. The GAESEMA Philosophy calls for education toward conscious use: to understand the impact of every product and promote equitable access. Utility should generate well-being and communion, not destruction or vanity. To produce is to serve; to use is to honor human labor. Utility is the link between producer and society.

7. Chapter VI – The Natural Cycle of Production

To produce is to extend nature through consciousness. The Natural Cycle of Production outlines seven interrelated phases: Nature, Intention, Action, Product, Exchange, Satisfaction, and Recycling. This spiral model teaches that everything transforms — nothing is lost, everything is reinvested. It is a philosophical ecology of making. Nature is the first factory and the silent master. The conscious producer learns from its cycles, recycling resources and knowledge. The natural cycle is the key to integral sustainability and the antidote to the linear logic of consumption. To teach this principle is to teach how to live in harmony with the planet.

8. Chapter VII – Classification of Human Products

Human production reflects the vital functions of existence. GAESEMA proposes a classification that transcends economic sectors and organizes products according to their ontological dimensions: Food, Housing, Clothing, Health, Knowledge, Spirituality, Relationships, Technology, and Exchange. Each product responds to a need of body and soul. This productive taxonomy is both scientific and cultural, allowing development to be understood as balance between material and spiritual life. Teaching this classification forms citizens capable of seeing every product as an extension of life itself.

9. Chapter VIII – Production and Culture

All production is a form of culture, and all culture is a form of production. Here, the GAESEMA Philosophy affirms that to create is to preserve memory. Culture is the field where production gains soul and identity. The act of producing must therefore protect local traditions and expand the symbolic repertoire of peoples. Productive education must unite technique with ancestry. A nation that values its cultural production becomes sovereign in language, art, and economy. Culture is the visible face of the productive spirit.

10. Chapter IX – Production and Education

To educate is to produce consciousness. The GAESEMA Philosophy proposes that schools become workshops of life, where learning and production merge. The educational act is also an act of production — of knowledge, values, and communities. Productive literacy replaces memorization with creation. Each student is the producer of his own knowledge. The teacher, in turn, mediates between spirit and matter, inspiring conscious action. Thus, education ceases to be mere instruction and becomes liberation. To produce is to learn; to learn is to produce.

11. Chapter X – Production and Economy

Economy, according to GAESEMA, is only one face of production. Capital is a complex product, and money is the reflection of applied human value. Economy ceases to be the science of profit and becomes the science of relation. To produce is to distribute meaning, not merely wealth. This point introduces the Economy of Consciousness, where value is measured by social utility and ecological balance. Economic reform begins with the reform of productive thinking: to recognize that labor is sacred and that all currency derives from the creative effort of humanity.

12. Chapter XI – Production and Spirituality

In the GAESEMA Philosophy, spirit is the source of all production. To produce is an active prayer, a way of participating in divine creation. Work spiritualizes matter and humanizes progress. The conscious producer acts with reverence and ethics. This chapter grounds what can be called the Theology of Production: the union of faith, technique, and service. Spirit is the invisible motor that moves visible action. By understanding that the productive act is sacred, humanity recovers the balance between technology and transcendence.

13. Chapter XII – Production and Sovereignty

Productive sovereignty is freedom in action. A people who produce what they consume are free. A nation that depends on foreign products is spiritually colonized. The GAESEMA Philosophy teaches that political independence is born from productive independence. To produce locally is to affirm one’s own history and protect collective dignity. This principle transforms development into self-determination. The sovereign producer understands his territory, masters his resources, and invests in his community. Production, therefore, is the supreme expression of sovereignty.

14. Chapter XIII – Production and the Future: Humanity as a Living Productive System

The human being is the most complex and perfect productive system of creation. Every thought, word, or gesture is a form of producing reality. Educating humankind to produce with consciousness is preparing it for the future. The Science of Production projects a civilization based on ethical creativity and cooperation. Technology is seen as an extension of spirit, not its substitute. This chapter points to the rebirth of a productive humanism, in which economy, art, and science converge toward the common good and planetary harmony.

15. Chapter XIV – Beyond the Market: To Produce as to Live

To produce is to live. Beyond the market and the logic of consumption, the GAESEMA Philosophy proposes rediscovering the productive act as an existential practice. Work is not merely a means of survival but of self-expression. When humanity produces with consciousness, it transforms the market into a space of meaning rather than domination. This chapter invites an economy of the spirit: to live is to create, and to create is to serve life. The producer thus becomes a priest of transformation, and production becomes the universal language of humanity.

16. General Conclusion – Production as Conscious Existence: The Philosophical Literacy of Human Creation

The A, E, I, O, U of Production and the GAESEMA Philosophy inaugurate a new science: the Science of Production. Here, the act of producing is understood as an integral expression of the human being — rational, sensitive, spiritual, and political. To produce is to exist consciously. Productive literacy teaches humanity to conjugate the verb “to produce” as synonymous with freedom, dignity, and love.

The GAESEMA Philosophy represents the emergence of a reformative African consciousness that breaks with colonial paradigms and reclaims the intellectual and economic autonomy of the continent. It is science, spirituality, culture, and peaceful revolution. Production becomes the central axis of a liberating education and a new civilizational model based on the ethics of creation.

To produce is the first verb of freedom. To live is its eternal echo.

References (APA Style)

Ângelo, G. G. M. (2025). The A, E, I, O, U of Production: Management and Administration of Production – The Essential Language of Human Life and Products. GAESEMA Namibia / ANGRIB Angola.

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Final Citation:

“Produce as you breathe. Live as you create. And your life will be a masterpiece.”
— Gilson Guilherme Miguel Ângelo

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