Seeking reason and rebirth: Jungian archetypes, scientism, and a question about transhumanism
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چکیده
Attempts to make Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of archetypes scientifically credible tend invoke biology and evolution theory. These convey faith in the power science (scientism), taken here as a cultural metanarrative. The essay provides critical appraisal both biology-oriented culture-oriented trends Jungian studies, steers conceptualization towards issues embodied subjectivity narrativity. Thematic parallels between transhumanism, on one side, rebirth archetype described by Jung, other, serve case point.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Culture and Psychology
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1461-7056', '1354-067X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1354067x231163250