On the Critique of Psychology

Thomas Slunecko and Gerhard Benetka in Conversation

Authors

  • Thomas Slunecko
  • Gerhard Benetka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30820/0942-2285-2022-1-6

Keywords:

Critique of psychology, ambivalence of success, individuocentrism, naturalization, epistemology

Abstract

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the existence of the Journal of Psychology, we address the essential and persisting factors of the critique of psychology that has been smouldering since the criticism of science of the student movement. The central questions are why this critique has had little influence on the mainstream of psychological research and teaching and what the lasting success of mainstream psychology, which has been only slightly touched by this critique, grounds on. Within the context of the measures for quality assurance of science that currently shape the practice of academic research, »success« proves to be an ambivalent term. This holds true for strategies of dissemination, research documentation and public presentation of research outcomes. While discussing the currently restrictive conditions of research and teaching at the university, we also point out, to some extent, possible niches and alternatives.

Author Biographies

Thomas Slunecko

Thomas Slunecko, ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr., lehrt und forscht an der Abteilung für Kognition, Emotion und Methoden der Fakultät für Psychologie der UniversitätWien. Seine Arbeitsschwerpunkte liegen im Bereich Kulturpsychologie, qualitative Methoden und Psychotherapie. Zudem leitet er das Institut für Kulturpsychologie und qualitative Sozialforschung (IKUS) in Wien, ist Psychotherapeut und Mitglied des österreichischen Psychotherapiebeirates.

Gerhard Benetka

Gerhard Benetka, Univ.-Prof. Dr., ist Dekan der Fakultät für Psychologie der Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität Wien. Seine Arbeitsschwerpunkte liegen im Bereich der Geschichte der Psychologie und der Kulturpsychologie.
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Slunecko, Thomas, and Gerhard Benetka. 2022. “On the Critique of Psychology: Thomas Slunecko and Gerhard Benetka in Conversation”. Journal für Psychologie 30 (1):6-25. https://doi.org/10.30820/0942-2285-2022-1-6.

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2022): Psychologies in Conversation

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