Can deconstruction be used in the theoretical research on psychoanalysis?

Abstract

This work discusses approaches about research and reading methodologies, aiming to discuss about the possibility of using deconstruction as a reading strategy for theoretical research, in psychoanalysis. As a starting point, we take some of the issues pointed by Thomas Kuhn (1969/1987) in his book The structure of scientific revolutions, about what the scientific manuals are, that is, the books through which a new generation of science researchers is  introduced to their practice. Next, we present some types, methods and stages of research  using a scientific manual as a guide for the topics  we intend to approach. We point out the theoretical research as a type of research in which, generally, the presentation of the methods and the reading protocols that conducted the research are underestimated or excluded. In this scenario, we take the theoretical research in psychoanalysis as problematic to discuss some research matters. Finally, we present and propose the deconstructive strategies as a background for the reading methodology in the theoretical research on psychoanalysis.