Klaus Holzkamp (1927-1995) was the founder of German Critical Psychology, working on the fundamental renewal of academic psychology. His ideas inspired generations of young scholars dissatisfied with the socio-political function of psychology and the human sciences. Although his approach has been discussed internationally, much of his work has not previously been available in English. This selection of Holzkamp's writings provides an introduction to his psychology from the standpoint of the subject.
In Holzkamp's approach, the object of psychological research is not the individual, but...