The Critique of Psychology - (Library of the History of Psychological Theories) Annotated by Thomas Teo (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

From the reviews of the first edition:

"Teo traces the modern critiques of psychology. ... Catching the eye are parts of the post colonial critiques, which provides insight into the institutionalized racism of early psychological researchers ... . This is an academic book that provides a useful historical guide to the major criticisms of the psychological theory over the last two centuries." (Jeremy Dean, The Psychologist, Vol. 19 (12), 2006)

About the Author

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."