This work is the first book to look at the history of psychology in a different way: from the perspective of a history of the critique of psychology, rather than from the perspective of a great pioneer, Zeitgeist, or the cumulative progress of knowledge. In this unique perspective, which focuses on the last 200 years, historical and theoretical reconstructions are combined.

Provides a unique perspective in addressing the history of psychology from the perspective of the history of the critique of psychology The author employs a systematic overview that covers the most important historical and current critiques of psychology Original research, with completely new information, is included within the chapters Does not promote a single perspective but keeps the reader open-minded about the strengths and weaknesses of various critiques of psychology Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Thomas Teo is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the "History and Theory of Psychology Program" at York University, Toronto, Canada. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Vienna in Austria. His research areas and publications include the historical, epistemological, and ontological foundations of psychology, the critical reflection of psychology as a human science, the history and theory of the concept of race and racism, and the history and theory of German psychology. He is teaching on a regular basis courses on the "History of Psychology," on "Theories of Human Nature," and on "Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Contemporary Psychology."

Klappentext

This work is the first book to look at the history of psychology in a different way: from the perspective of a history of the critique of psychology, rather than from the perspective of a great pioneer, Zeitgeist, or the cumulative progress of knowledge. In this unique perspective, which focuses on the last 200 years, historical and theoretical reconstructions are combined.

Inhalt
On the Historiography of the Critique of Psychology.- Metatheory and the Critique of Psychology.- Kant and Early 19th Century Critics of Psychology.- The Natural-Scientific Critique.- The Human-Scientific Critique.- The Marxist Critique.- The Feminist Critique.- The Postmodern Critique.- The Postcolonial Critique.- Reflections on the Ethical-Political Character of Psychology.