Jean Cocteau's film The Beauty and the Beast used to explore von Franz's fairy tale ideas: conclu... more Jean Cocteau's film The Beauty and the Beast used to explore von Franz's fairy tale ideas: conclusion is paradoxical equation beauty is the beast ..
In this book I propose to explore the discipline of rhetoric as a means of investigating facets o... more In this book I propose to explore the discipline of rhetoric as a means of investigating facets of psychologist Carl Jung’s work. My aim is to show that Jung found normative, rational scientific discourse to be inadequate to formulate his insights into his own approach to psychology. I propose that he found figurative solutions in dialogue, allegory and imagery as the most effective way to communicate his theories. In developing this investigation, I follow the tradition of arguing that rational discourse is in fact founded on irrational elements – opinion and ideology, and culture-based collective knowing. I will be examining the formulation of Jungian thought in terms of the themes of the three canons of rhetoric, logos, pathos and ethos as well as the philosophy of rhetoric set out in Vico’s work. In contrast to other psychologists writing in the 20th century, l. Contemplating this discovery, we can see it closely parallels Vico’s innovative discovery, “poetic logic” in ways I will show, following James Hillman’s direction after his study of the Neo-platonic philosophers. Like them but in a far more developed and psychologically insightful way, Jung showed a preference for topological invention. He is seen to be a contemporary thinker whose anti-poststructuralist thought participates in a humanist tradition. After locating the status and components of psychoanalytic discourse, I introduce Vico’s groundbreaking “science of the imagination” in the language of his rhetorical handbook. Further, I give supporting critical evidence citing the work of theorists who saw specific links between Vico and Jung. Contrasting Jung’s stylistic work to Lacan and briefly also to a contemporary philosopher/psychologist William James, who had great influence on his work, I bring Jung into a different more compelling modern perspective. In further sections I explore each rhetorical canon as Jung exploits them: forensic (logical) rhetoric in the word association papers, passion (pathos) in Answer to Job and ethos in his memoirs. Finally, I conclude with the proposition that it is plausible to argue that a theorist’s rhetoric and his/her theories are closely connected; this is precisely what Vico had claimed and throughout I make relevant connections to his rhetorical ideas.
Feminist Views from Somewhere: Post-Jungian Themes in Feminist Theoryexplores what and how Jungia... more Feminist Views from Somewhere: Post-Jungian Themes in Feminist Theoryexplores what and how Jungian thought contributes to feminist thinking. Broadly speaking, feminist thinking, or thinking by and about women as autonomous, intelligent and independent agents, has opened up scholarship through insightful, reflective critique and practice. This is the starting point of this collection from a range of theorists, interested in the multiple concerns of Jungian and analytical psychology. The contributors take a unique approach to Jungian thinking. Rather than focusing on its mythological aspects, the authors develop alternative, feminist approaches that enhance the appreciation of the possibilities for Jungian and post-Jungian studies. With a primarily theoretical orientation, the rigorous, critical approaches in the collection highlight the possibilities of imaginative Jungian theory. Divided into three parts, ‘Viewing Earth’, ‘Clinical Perspectives’ and ‘Literary Landscapes’, the chapters cover themes including embodiment, intersubjectivity, individuation and narrative. The contributors vividly reflect the range and diversity of opinions amongst women influenced by Jungian thought. Feminist Views from Somewhere is essential reading for academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian studies, women’s studies and gender studies, as well as analytical psychologists in practice and in training.
Jung and the Question of Science brings to the foreground a controversial issue at the heart of c... more Jung and the Question of Science brings to the foreground a controversial issue at the heart of contemporary Jungian studies. The perennial debate echoes Jung’s own ambivalence. While Jung defined his analytical psychology as a science, he was aware that it did not conform to the conventional criteria for a scientific study in general psychology. This ambivalence is carried into twenty-first century analytical psychology, as well as affecting perceptions of Jung in the academia. Here, eight scholars and practitioners have pooled their expertise to examine both the history and present-day ramifications of the ‘science’ issue in the Jungian context. Behind the question of whether it is scientific or not there lie deeper issues: the credibility of Jung’s theory, personal identity as a ‘Jungian’, and conceptions of science, wisdom, and truth. The book comprises a collection of erudite essays (Part I) and linked dialogues in which the authors discuss each other’s ideas (Part II). The authors of Jung and the Question of Science share the conviction that the question of science is important, but differ in their understanding of its applicability. Drawing upon their different backgrounds, the authors integrate Jung's insights with bodies of knowledge as diverse as neuroscience, literary theory, theology, and political science. Clinical practitioners, psychoanalysts, psychologists, scholars and students interested in the Jungian perspective and the philosophy of science will find this book to be insightful and valuable
Introduction. Part I: Diagnosing House. Hockley, Doctoring Individuation: Gregory House, Physicia... more Introduction. Part I: Diagnosing House. Hockley, Doctoring Individuation: Gregory House, Physician, Detective or Shaman? Izod, The Physician's Melancholia. Hauke, Playing House: Convincing Them of What You Know Simply By Who You Are. Part II: Consulting House. Waddell, House's Caduceus Crutch. Huskinson, Anatomy of Genius: Inspiration Through Banality and Boring People. Cotter, Limping the Way to Wholeness: Wounded Feeling and Feeling Wounded. Porterfield, Our Inner Puer and its Playmates, the Shadow and the Trickster. Part III: Dissecting House. Rowland, House Not Ho(l)mes. Gardner, Gestures of Excess: An Exploratory Analysis of Melodrama as a Collective Archetype. Beebe, Not as a Stranger. Miller, I Feel Like a Failure - In-House Feminism.
Jean Cocteau's film The Beauty and the Beast used to explore von Franz's fairy tale ideas: conclu... more Jean Cocteau's film The Beauty and the Beast used to explore von Franz's fairy tale ideas: conclusion is paradoxical equation beauty is the beast ..
In this book I propose to explore the discipline of rhetoric as a means of investigating facets o... more In this book I propose to explore the discipline of rhetoric as a means of investigating facets of psychologist Carl Jung’s work. My aim is to show that Jung found normative, rational scientific discourse to be inadequate to formulate his insights into his own approach to psychology. I propose that he found figurative solutions in dialogue, allegory and imagery as the most effective way to communicate his theories. In developing this investigation, I follow the tradition of arguing that rational discourse is in fact founded on irrational elements – opinion and ideology, and culture-based collective knowing. I will be examining the formulation of Jungian thought in terms of the themes of the three canons of rhetoric, logos, pathos and ethos as well as the philosophy of rhetoric set out in Vico’s work. In contrast to other psychologists writing in the 20th century, l. Contemplating this discovery, we can see it closely parallels Vico’s innovative discovery, “poetic logic” in ways I will show, following James Hillman’s direction after his study of the Neo-platonic philosophers. Like them but in a far more developed and psychologically insightful way, Jung showed a preference for topological invention. He is seen to be a contemporary thinker whose anti-poststructuralist thought participates in a humanist tradition. After locating the status and components of psychoanalytic discourse, I introduce Vico’s groundbreaking “science of the imagination” in the language of his rhetorical handbook. Further, I give supporting critical evidence citing the work of theorists who saw specific links between Vico and Jung. Contrasting Jung’s stylistic work to Lacan and briefly also to a contemporary philosopher/psychologist William James, who had great influence on his work, I bring Jung into a different more compelling modern perspective. In further sections I explore each rhetorical canon as Jung exploits them: forensic (logical) rhetoric in the word association papers, passion (pathos) in Answer to Job and ethos in his memoirs. Finally, I conclude with the proposition that it is plausible to argue that a theorist’s rhetoric and his/her theories are closely connected; this is precisely what Vico had claimed and throughout I make relevant connections to his rhetorical ideas.
Feminist Views from Somewhere: Post-Jungian Themes in Feminist Theoryexplores what and how Jungia... more Feminist Views from Somewhere: Post-Jungian Themes in Feminist Theoryexplores what and how Jungian thought contributes to feminist thinking. Broadly speaking, feminist thinking, or thinking by and about women as autonomous, intelligent and independent agents, has opened up scholarship through insightful, reflective critique and practice. This is the starting point of this collection from a range of theorists, interested in the multiple concerns of Jungian and analytical psychology. The contributors take a unique approach to Jungian thinking. Rather than focusing on its mythological aspects, the authors develop alternative, feminist approaches that enhance the appreciation of the possibilities for Jungian and post-Jungian studies. With a primarily theoretical orientation, the rigorous, critical approaches in the collection highlight the possibilities of imaginative Jungian theory. Divided into three parts, ‘Viewing Earth’, ‘Clinical Perspectives’ and ‘Literary Landscapes’, the chapters cover themes including embodiment, intersubjectivity, individuation and narrative. The contributors vividly reflect the range and diversity of opinions amongst women influenced by Jungian thought. Feminist Views from Somewhere is essential reading for academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian studies, women’s studies and gender studies, as well as analytical psychologists in practice and in training.
Jung and the Question of Science brings to the foreground a controversial issue at the heart of c... more Jung and the Question of Science brings to the foreground a controversial issue at the heart of contemporary Jungian studies. The perennial debate echoes Jung’s own ambivalence. While Jung defined his analytical psychology as a science, he was aware that it did not conform to the conventional criteria for a scientific study in general psychology. This ambivalence is carried into twenty-first century analytical psychology, as well as affecting perceptions of Jung in the academia. Here, eight scholars and practitioners have pooled their expertise to examine both the history and present-day ramifications of the ‘science’ issue in the Jungian context. Behind the question of whether it is scientific or not there lie deeper issues: the credibility of Jung’s theory, personal identity as a ‘Jungian’, and conceptions of science, wisdom, and truth. The book comprises a collection of erudite essays (Part I) and linked dialogues in which the authors discuss each other’s ideas (Part II). The authors of Jung and the Question of Science share the conviction that the question of science is important, but differ in their understanding of its applicability. Drawing upon their different backgrounds, the authors integrate Jung's insights with bodies of knowledge as diverse as neuroscience, literary theory, theology, and political science. Clinical practitioners, psychoanalysts, psychologists, scholars and students interested in the Jungian perspective and the philosophy of science will find this book to be insightful and valuable
Introduction. Part I: Diagnosing House. Hockley, Doctoring Individuation: Gregory House, Physicia... more Introduction. Part I: Diagnosing House. Hockley, Doctoring Individuation: Gregory House, Physician, Detective or Shaman? Izod, The Physician's Melancholia. Hauke, Playing House: Convincing Them of What You Know Simply By Who You Are. Part II: Consulting House. Waddell, House's Caduceus Crutch. Huskinson, Anatomy of Genius: Inspiration Through Banality and Boring People. Cotter, Limping the Way to Wholeness: Wounded Feeling and Feeling Wounded. Porterfield, Our Inner Puer and its Playmates, the Shadow and the Trickster. Part III: Dissecting House. Rowland, House Not Ho(l)mes. Gardner, Gestures of Excess: An Exploratory Analysis of Melodrama as a Collective Archetype. Beebe, Not as a Stranger. Miller, I Feel Like a Failure - In-House Feminism.
Jung applies the classical rhetorical strategy of pathos in his long essay to drive his controver... more Jung applies the classical rhetorical strategy of pathos in his long essay to drive his controversial arguments. In doing so, his innovative ideas about the faculty of emotion as an instrument of cognition are revealed. After a discussion of the reception of this work and Jung's intentions, I will follow with a brief history of emotion in persuasion. First I will outline how passion as a credible ploy of argumentation developed, shifting from pre-Socratic to Aristotelian concepts. I make reference to the traditional presence of anger in religious persuasion and its appearance in the Old Testament. Using rhetorical analysis, I trace Jung's specific and justifiable use of passional techniques in Answer to Job to make his case.
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In developing this investigation, I follow the tradition of arguing that rational discourse is in fact founded on irrational elements – opinion and ideology, and culture-based collective knowing. I will be examining the formulation of Jungian thought in terms of the themes of the three canons of rhetoric, logos, pathos and ethos as well as the philosophy of rhetoric set out in Vico’s work.
In contrast to other psychologists writing in the 20th century, l. Contemplating this discovery, we can see it closely parallels Vico’s innovative discovery, “poetic logic” in ways I will show, following James Hillman’s direction after his study of the Neo-platonic philosophers. Like them but in a far more developed and psychologically insightful way, Jung showed a preference for topological invention. He is seen to be a contemporary thinker whose anti-poststructuralist thought participates in a humanist tradition.
After locating the status and components of psychoanalytic discourse, I introduce Vico’s groundbreaking “science of the imagination” in the language of his rhetorical handbook. Further, I give supporting critical evidence citing the work of theorists who saw specific links between Vico and Jung. Contrasting Jung’s stylistic work to Lacan and briefly also to a contemporary philosopher/psychologist William James, who had great influence on his work, I bring Jung into a different more compelling modern perspective.
In further sections I explore each rhetorical canon as Jung exploits them: forensic (logical) rhetoric in the word association papers, passion (pathos) in Answer to Job and ethos in his memoirs.
Finally, I conclude with the proposition that it is plausible to argue that a theorist’s rhetoric and his/her theories are closely connected; this is precisely what Vico had claimed and throughout I make relevant connections to his rhetorical ideas.
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In developing this investigation, I follow the tradition of arguing that rational discourse is in fact founded on irrational elements – opinion and ideology, and culture-based collective knowing. I will be examining the formulation of Jungian thought in terms of the themes of the three canons of rhetoric, logos, pathos and ethos as well as the philosophy of rhetoric set out in Vico’s work.
In contrast to other psychologists writing in the 20th century, l. Contemplating this discovery, we can see it closely parallels Vico’s innovative discovery, “poetic logic” in ways I will show, following James Hillman’s direction after his study of the Neo-platonic philosophers. Like them but in a far more developed and psychologically insightful way, Jung showed a preference for topological invention. He is seen to be a contemporary thinker whose anti-poststructuralist thought participates in a humanist tradition.
After locating the status and components of psychoanalytic discourse, I introduce Vico’s groundbreaking “science of the imagination” in the language of his rhetorical handbook. Further, I give supporting critical evidence citing the work of theorists who saw specific links between Vico and Jung. Contrasting Jung’s stylistic work to Lacan and briefly also to a contemporary philosopher/psychologist William James, who had great influence on his work, I bring Jung into a different more compelling modern perspective.
In further sections I explore each rhetorical canon as Jung exploits them: forensic (logical) rhetoric in the word association papers, passion (pathos) in Answer to Job and ethos in his memoirs.
Finally, I conclude with the proposition that it is plausible to argue that a theorist’s rhetoric and his/her theories are closely connected; this is precisely what Vico had claimed and throughout I make relevant connections to his rhetorical ideas.