Abstract

FIERRO, Catriel. History of Psychology and it's Teaching at 40 years since 'Should the History of Science Be Rated X?' by Stephen Brush. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.1, pp. 310-330. ISSN 1808-4281.

Commemorating forty years since ‘Should the History of Science Be Rated X?' by Stephen Brush, a reflection on the relation between the teaching of the History of psychology, historiography and the training of psychologists is proposed. Brush's argument about the history of science and its teaching is first summarized. The appropriation in the History of psychology and its teaching of certain problems alluded to by Brush are then described, detailing the issues about the generational roots of historical knowledge and the need to expand the genre of history and the historian's tasks. Finally, the issue about the tension between the curricular and the academic aspects of history is detailed. It is concluded that the adoption of a moderate critical attitude and a sociological historiographical framework by teachers could avoid a biased and partialized teaching of the history of psychology.

Keywords : history; psychology; teaching; whig history; social history.

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