Between or in the middle of the disciplines. A contribution to the self-definition of critical psychology

Abstract

Based on the analysis of the actual academic mainstream psychology’s condition I highlight its deficits and refuse its idea of human and its methods. Then I balance accounts with Critical and critical German-speaking psychology too. Following I introduce und privilege the interpretive paradigm called cultural psychology. The psychological approaches are seen as anthropological incompatible. In consequence I advocate for leaving the academic psychology and taking part in an interdisciplinary research program. I prognosticate that the future and career of cultural psychological junior scientists is to be found in concentration on topics not in disciplinary separation.

Keywords

• psychology
• cultural psychology
• anthropology
• interdisciplinarity
• interpretive turn