Psychologies beyond Epistemologies: A Plural Space of Subjectivity Production
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https://doi.org/10.48160/18517072re34.642Keywords:
multiplicity of psychology, actor-network theory, olitical epistemology, subjectivity productionAbstract
The aim of this article is to produce a general comprehension about the radical multiplicity of psychology as a network of different and even contradictory theories and practices. First, we will present the epistemological discussion about this radical multiplicity, emphasizing how this debate is linked to the question about the scientific status of psychology. Then, this
radical multiplicity will be considered under a different light by using Bruno Latour, Annemarie Mol and John Law’s Actor-Network Theory; and Isabelle Stengers and Vinciane Despret’s Political Epistemology approach. Starting by considering the different psychologies as subjectivity production devices, we introduce a group of research works aimed to detect the presence
of these psychologized subjectivities –and their types–, among teenage high-school students from Rio de Janeiro. The research results are discussed at the conclusion, considering the ontological policies that were involved in the methodological choices.
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