ABSTRACT
This chapter describes two interrelated metatheories that articulate the co-equal in dissociable complementarity resolution to antinomies and provide the grounding for a psychological theory of mind, human functioning, and development. These metatheories consist of a relational metatheory that resolves the antinomies and a developmental oriented embodied action metatheory that grounds human experience and development within this resolution. The chapter argues that provide a coherent and reasonable context for the understanding of Piagetian theory, and that this coherence enhances the scientific meaningfulness of Piagetian empirical research and empirical findings. Although several of the antinomies are illustrative, the individual-social or person-sociocultural serves as the focus of attention. The Piagetian theoretical commitment to this broad principle of relational metatheory is demonstrated in numerous assertions made by Piaget in a variety of sources. Engaging fundamental bipolar concepts as relatively stable standpoints opens the way and takes an important first step toward establishing a broad stable base for empirical inquiry within a relational metatheory.
