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Comment
. 2020 Sep;54(3):677-685.
doi: 10.1007/s12124-020-09533-4.

The Need for Epistemological Vigilance : (Commentary to the Target Article "Psychology: A Giant With Feet of Clay", Zagaria, Andò & Zennaro)

Eduardo Martí  1
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The Need for Epistemological Vigilance : (Commentary to the Target Article "Psychology: A Giant With Feet of Clay", Zagaria, Andò & Zennaro)

Eduardo Martí. Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

The analysis and proposal of Zagaria, Andò and Zennaro are suggestive, but the essential question is not raised: the need for scientific research to be explicitly based on an epistemological reflection that takes into account the specificity of psychology. In the first and second parts of my comment, I will justify the need for epistemological reflection in psychology, and in the third part, I will analyze, by means of an example, why the option of adopting the principles of evolutionary psychology does not guarantee greater theoretical coherence.

Keywords: Epistemology; Genesis; Human sciences; Number sense; Reductionism; Unit of analysis.

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  • Psychology: a Giant with Feet of Clay.
    Zagaria A, Ando' A, Zennaro A. Zagaria A, et al. Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2020 Sep;54(3):521-562. doi: 10.1007/s12124-020-09524-5. Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2020. PMID: 32297037

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