ABSTRACT
In recent years, the modern scientific rationality has been questioned in several ways, among which stands out the translation of knowledge, a research and action method that seeks to encourage the exchange among different knowledge fields, building a common knowledge geared toward understanding and transforming the existing reality. This procedure is increasingly applied in participatory evaluation. The purpose of this article is to discuss to what extent the conceptual bases of knowledge translation may be associated with the idea of 'collective thinking' developed by Ludwik Fleck (1896-1961) in the work 'Genesis and development of a scientific fact' (1935).
KEYWORDS
Knowledge; Science; Health evaluation