Epistemology and Instrumentalization of Interdisciplinary Studies: An Itinerary on Science, Methodology and Feminist Perspective in Research

The positivist and Cartesian influence on what we know today as science determines a compartmentalization of knowledge that can be an obstacle to studies of complex society. In this sense, interdisciplinary work is an option for the construction of knowledge that not only reflects reality, but also serves to build a better society. Interdisciplinarity, however, needs to be connected to a methodological rigor that guarantees the scientific nature of the knowledge constructed. In this sense, this article aims to outline a hypothetical-deductive theoretical itinerary regarding the multiple possibilities of interdisciplinary work, which involve overcoming the compartmentalization of knowledge constructed from an obsolete epistemology, towards a science with an objective perspective, which is illustrated by feminist studies.