O método histórico-crítico e a pesquisa epistemológica em psicologia: uma perspectiva de Jean Piaget

Abstract

JeanPiaget was a researcher who contributed to the development of psychological science. This article proposes an analysis of the contribution of this thinker to methodological development in epistemological research in psychology through the historical-critical method. This is limited to a discussion that focuses attention on elements that constitute the objective reference of a scientific knowledge to understand and retrace its evolution in an internal character of the science in question, and external, which links science focused on a socio-historical context. It describes the method in its: conditions of use, genesis, and application logic. It presents an example and, finally, highlights the possibilities and limits ofhistorical-critical method.