Klaus Holzkamp
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Klaus Holzkamp (November 30, 1927, Berlin – November 1, 1995) was a German psychologist. He worked as a professor at the Free University of Berlin. He took a central role in defining critical psychology based on the works of Karl Marx.[1] Holzkamp's main message is that mainstream psychology serves the interest of the power elite by disregarding the ability of humans to change their life circumstances. In a standard scientific study in the field of psychology the test setting is taken as a given, unchangeable fact, while in real life people may organize themselves and transform society.
[edit] Selected works
German books:
- Kritische Psychologie - Vorbereitende Arbeiten (1972)
- Grundlegung der Psychologie (1983)
- Lernen. Subjektwissenschaftliche Grundlegung. (1993)
- Klaus Holzkamp in the German National Library catalogue (German)
[edit] References
- ^ Loren R. Graham, Wolf Lepenies and Peter Weingart (1983). Functions and Uses of Disciplinary Histories. Boston: D. Reidel Publishing Company. p. P. 195. ISBN 9027715203.
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