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Ten Years after, Decade to Come

The Contributions of Theory to Psychology

University of Calgary, stam{at}ucalgary.ca

In this editorial article I review the first decade of published papers in Theory & Psychology, particularly noting several tensions and problems manifested in contemporary theory. One of these is the tension between the universal and the particular, another is captured by the way in which the work of James Gibson and Ludwig Wittgenstein is in a limited sense representative of the kinds of problems articulated in the journal. I discuss the changing social context of the academy and the publishing industry and how these are likely to influence journal publishing, and Theory & Psychology, in the next decade. Finally I introduce the papers that make up this special issue and that bring together a broad set of concerns that will likely define the problems of theory for the future.

Key Words: Gibson • journals • particularity • psychological theory • publishing • universality • Wittgenstein

Theory & Psychology, Vol. 10, No. 1, 5-21 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0959354300010001594


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