Keywords
genetic epistemology
psychology of intelligence
Jean Piaget
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Abstract
The concept of "intelligence" produces multiple references and implications depending on the theory used to explain it. This article deals with human "intelligence" as articulated in Jean Piaget‘s genetic epistemology. Given the problematic use of the concept of "intelligence" within psychological and pedagogical theories, I argue that they way Piaget understood "intelligence" may be diluting and deserves closer attention. The main objective is to work with what I have called a hermeneutic difficulty in reference to the multiple interpretations that the concept produces when taken from Piagetan theory. It aims at addressing how Piaget understood human "intelligence" and his contributions to explaining it. The diverse socio-political uses of the concept must be addressed in these discussions. The second objective aims at providing a brief critical reflection on Piaget‘s proposition of human "intelligence" and its importance to the teaching processes of the Piagetan model.
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López-Garay, D. (2011). La valoración de la "inteligencia" humana según Jean Piaget. Pedagogía, 43(1), 35-57. Retrieved from https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion/article/view/16573
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