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    Selected Writings of Klaus Holzkamp

    Series series Critical Theory and Practice in Psychology and the Human Sciences
    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. ... Read more

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