Abstract
Within the framework of the 60th anniversary of psychology regulation in Brazil, in a moment of sharpening of the structural crisis of capital, this paper analyzes in what sense the critique in/of psychology is developed, how it influences recent psi development and its implications. This theoretical work dialogues with critical analytical exercises in Brazilian psychology since Marxism. On one hand, we see the critique of psychology not only developing, but also influencing the development of this field in Brazil towards analyses and explanations more consistent with reality, as well as towards more ethically-politically committed practices, overcoming historical gaps. On the other, we observe inflections and slowdowns in the critique linked to the conjuncture, its institutionalization in academia (in terms of knowledge production) and social policies (referring to professional work), leading to a crisis in critical psychology praxis; the sharpening of the structural crisis of capital expressed in critical proposals of/in psychology. As paths for a continued critique as a driver for developing psychology, we point out a) explicitness of the ontological dimension of the critic and its ethical-political projects of psychology and society; b) totalizing analyses, instead of fragmentations of reality; c) praxis as a truth criteria, overcoming the notion of critique as something in itself or mere theoretical exercise detached from reality; d) human emancipation as a horizon; e) rescue of radicalism; and f) go beyond the borders of psychology, towards social struggles and movements.
Keywords:
Critique; Critical Psychology; History of Psychology; Marxism; Brazil