Imagens do Outro A criança e o primitivo nas ciências humanas

Abstract

This paper analyses the science ideas historically produced that, as trying to understand the primitive logical, relates it to childhood thinking. This conception, based on biological theories (recapitulation, based on biological theories (recapitulation hypothesis) constructed on nineteenth century will repercute on psychology and anthropology production from the beginning of and twentieth century. It will characterize the dialogue between Piaget and Vygotsky, on genetic psychology and Lévy-Bruhl, on anthropology. We analyze the repercution from this conception on scholar pedagogical practices.