This book introduces the groundbreaking work of the German critical psychologist Klaus Holzkamp. In contrast to contemporary psychology's worldlessness, the writings present a concept of psychology based on the individual's relations to the world and open up new perspectives on human subjectivity, agency and the conduct of everyday life.

KLAUS HOLZKAMP was a german psychologist and is considered the founder of critical psychology. ERNST SCHRAUBE is Associate Professor of Psychology at Roskilde University, Denmark. UTE OSTERKAMP is Senior Scientist of Psychology at the Free University Berlin, Germany. ANDREW BOREHAM, Translator, is a lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics, Germany.