Notas sobre aspectos metodológicos da utilização da metapsicologia na abordagem de problemas exógenos

Notes on methodological aspects of the use of metapsychology in the approach to exogenous problems

Authors

  • João Torrecillas Sartori Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP)

Abstract

The aim of this article is to examine methodological aspects of certain modes of using metapsychology in the treatment of exogenous problems, as well as some of the important risks associated with such uses. To this end, in Section 1 we will present the notion of an extrapolative use of metapsychology – and, more specifically, the notions of metapsychologism and psychoanalytic methodologism. In Section 2, we will discuss aspects of this mode of employing metapsychology that are not commonly addressed within academic contexts. Finally, in Section 3, we will analyze a media case exemplifying such  extrapolative use, which we consider to have contributed to the naturalization of certain forms of inconsistency in the psychoanalytic approach to exogenous problems – namely, a particular explanation of Bolsonaro’s political behavior.

Keywords: epistemology; methodology; psychoanalysis; interdisciplinarity; bolsonarism.

Author Biography

  • João Torrecillas Sartori, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP)

    Médico pela Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), Mestre em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (PPGFil/UFSCar) e Doutor em Ciência Política pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (PPGPol/UFSCar). De 2014 a 2018, coordenou o Grupo de Estudos em Teoria Psicanalítica da Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (GETP/FAMERP). Desde 2021, integra o conselho científico da Associação Universitária de Pesquisa em Psicopatologia Fundamental (AUPPF).

Published

2025-12-23

How to Cite

Notas sobre aspectos metodológicos da utilização da metapsicologia na abordagem de problemas exógenos: Notes on methodological aspects of the use of metapsychology in the approach to exogenous problems. (2025). Modernos & Contemporâneos - International Journal of Philosophy [issn 2595-1211], 9(22), 81-111. https://ojs.ifch.unicamp.br/index.php/modernoscontemporaneos/article/view/5471