As Theory & Psychology has reached its 30th anniversary I reflect on the state of the discipline and the state of theory. I argue that we need good theory (in its broadest sense) more than ever, not only because of its role in psychology’s critical wing but also because of the requirement to continually regenerate theory if it is to be useful and responsive to lives as lived. Theory in a broad sense continues to grapple with questions of ways of being that are grounded in historical and material realities. This is especially true for new indigenous and postcolonial psychologies and their attempt to reconfigure the science of psychology.

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论理论和传染的重要性

在理论与心理学成立 30 周年之际，我反思了这门学科和理论的现状。我认为我们比以往任何时候都更需要好的理论（从最广泛的意义上说），不仅因为它在心理学的批判翼中发挥作用，而且还因为如果理论要对现实生活有用和响应，就需要不断更新理论。广义上的理论继续努力解决以历史和物质现实为基础的存在方式问题。对于新的土著和后殖民心理学及其重新配置心理学科学的尝试尤其如此。