Bishop, P. (2022) Digging Jung: analytical psychology and philosophical archaeology. History of European Ideas, 48(7), pp. 960-979. (doi: 10.1080/01916599.2022.2073742)
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Abstract
Taking as its starting-point the interest in archaeological metaphors evinced by Freud and by Jung, this paper considers the project of analytical psychology under the rubric of the recently discussed term, ‘philosophical archaeology’. Noting the shared methodological assumptions and procedures between these two areas, the paper goes on to examine the extent to which Jung’s project can legitimately be considered as an archaeological pursuit in respect of two key aspects: its humanism, and its hermeneutics. In this second case, the paper concludes, we can learn much from Jung’s recently published Red Book, sections of which may be profitably read through the lens of his seminal paper, ‘The Aims of Psychotherapy’. What emerges from this discussion is a clearer appreciation of the role of the archaic in Jung’s thought, an insight into the analytic consulting-room (as a place of the archetypal) as a third instance of the site of philosophical archaeology in addition to the archive (as a place of statement or l’énoncé) and the museum (as a place of expression), and a confirmation of Heidegger’s assertion that ‘the authenticity and greatness of historical knowledge reside in an understanding of the mysterious character of the beginning’.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Bishop, Professor Paul |
Authors: | Bishop, P. |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > German |
Journal Name: | History of European Ideas |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN: | 0191-6599 |
ISSN (Online): | 1873-541X |
Published Online: | 26 May 2022 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2022 The Author |
First Published: | First published in History of European Ideas 48(7): 960-979 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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