Psychology from the Standpoint of the Subject

This book introduces the groundbreaking work of the German critical psychologist Klaus Holzkamp. In contrast to contemporary psychology's worldlessness, the writings present a concept of psychology based on the individual's relations to the world and open up new perspectives on human subjectivity, agency and the conduct of everyday life.

'Klaus Holzkamp is arguably the most important postwar German psychologist who created collaboratively a unique system of psychology. Psychology from the Standpoint of the Subject introduces English-speaking readers to a scientific psychology beyond the mainstream. The book articulates based on excellent editorial work the diversity, complexity, and geniality of Holzkamp's thought.'

Thomas Teo, Professor of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada.

'Klaus Holzkamp has developed an integrated conception of psychology from the standpoint of the subject. It is an extraordinarily systematic, powerful and rich framework which may transform our understanding of psychology. The twelve texts in this book give an overview over key concepts and topics in this framework which he expanded, revised, and strengthened throughout his career. His socially situated approach to human subjectivity offers conceptual tools for human subjects to reflect critically on their everyday lives and self-understandings and it combines social critique with a critique of the gaze and practice of psychology.'

Ole Dreier, Professor of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Autorentext
KLAUS HOLZKAMP was a german psychologist and is considered the founder of critical psychology.
ERNST SCHRAUBE is Associate Professor of Psychology at Roskilde University, Denmark.
UTE OSTERKAMP is Senior Scientist of Psychology at the Free University Berlin, Germany.
ANDREW BOREHAM, Translator, is a lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics, Germany.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements Klaus Holzkamp and the Development of Psychology from the Standpoint of the Subject; U.Osterkamp & E.Schraube PART I: BASIC CONCERNS AND CONCEPTS OF SUBJECT SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY Basis Concepts of Critical Psychology The Development of Critical Psychology as a Subject Science What Could a Psychology from the Standpoint of the Subject Be? Missing the Point: Variable Psychology's Blindness to the Problem's Inherent Coherence PART II: FUNCTIONAL ANALYSES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPTS Personality: A Functional Analysis of the Concept Practice: A Functional Analysis of the Concept PART III: DE-SUBJECTIFICATION OF LEARNING IN PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY AND SCHOOL The Fiction of Learning as Administratively Plannable Musical Life Practice and Music Learning at School PART IV: CONSTRUCTING OTHERNESS The Concept of Antiracist Education: A Subject Science Analysis of its Function Racism and the Unconscious as Understood by Psychoanalysis and Critical Psychology The Colonization of Childhood: Psychological and Psychoanalytical Explanations of Human Development PART V: CONDUCT OF LIFE Psychology: Social Self-Understanding on the Reasons for Action in the Conduct of Everyday Life References Index