Psychoanalysizing science itself
Psychoanalysis, philosophy of science and scientific research in the institutionalization of Argentinian psychology (1962-1983)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4004286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudia Fierro (0000-0001-7635-7012, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (INHUS) National Scientific and Technical Research Council Buenos Aires Argentina, corresponding author), Saulo De Freitas Araujo (0000-0001-6370-8725, Department of Psychology Federal University of Juiz de Fora Juiz de Fora Brazil) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 404-431 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5061 • E-ISSN: 1520-6696 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jhbs.22203 |
| PMID | 35467027 |
| OpenAlex | W4224482775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
To clarify the historical origins of theoretical and methodological problems faced by Argentinian psychology today, this article describes the philosophical and epistemological ideas held by psychoanalytically oriented professors and transmitted to undergraduate students during the institutionalization and professionalization of psychology at Argentinian universities between 1962 and 1983. Drawing from primary sources such as official publications and undergraduate syllabi, we analyze the systematic and normative perspective of those psychoanalysts on issues such as the nature of science, the scientific method, and the legitimate ways to do research. We argue that the philosophical approach they defended within psychology programs was markedly relativistic, solipsistic, and often recursive, leading them to conceive of psychoanalysis both as a meta-theory and a self-sufficient science. The fact that this "theory-laden" philosophy of science was gradually adopted by psychology graduates (or undergraduates) throughout their education could thus help explain several epistemological beliefs currently held by a majority of Argentinian psychologists
Epistemology · Institutionalisation · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychology of science · Social science · Sociology · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology Research and Bibliometrics · Social Representations and Identity
Conjectures and Refutations
Toward a philosophical history of psychology
History and the topsy-turvy world of psychotherapy
Pluralism and heterogeneity as criticism
Psychology and psychoanalysis in Argentina
Politics and academy in the Argentinian social sciences of the 1960s
Behaviorism and Logical Positivism
The Recorded Psychoanalytic Interview as an Objective Approach to Research in Psychoanalysis
Approaches to a dynamic theory of development
The use of electrically recorded interviews in improving psychotherapeutic techniques
Psychology qua psychoanalysis in Argentina
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |