O método indireto em Psicologia: o caso da compreensão da leitura entendida como atividade subjetiva e de produção de sentidos

Abstract

Unlike how contemporary Western hegemonic science currently understands methodology, Vigotski, within the context of the Soviet Union, conceived it as a philosophy of science, as a method of knowledge. Based on Vigotski’s conception of science and on the challenge of examining the object of knowledge according to the reality it presents to us, efforts have been made to understand the phenomenon of reading through the constant problematization and re-elaboration of the scientific method. The aim is to discuss the contributions of the indirect method to the investigation and understanding of reading conceived as a subjective and meaning-making activity. Throughout the theoretical and methodological discussion undertaken, fundamental aspects of this perspective are outlined as possible paths for investigating the object of knowledge of reading. As final considerations, the proposed approach constitutes an invitation to an ongoing dialogue regarding studies grounded in this comprehensive psychological approach to the construction of scientific knowledge.