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In this novel re-examination of the archetype construct, philosopher Jon Mills and psychiatrist Erik Goodwyn engage in spirited dialogue on the origins, nature, and scope of what archetypes actually constitute, their relation to the greater questions of psyche and worldhood, and their relevance for Jungian studies and analytical psychology today.
List of contents
Prolegomenon 1. The Essence of Archetypes 2. Archetypal Origins: Biology vs Culture is a False Dichotomy 3. On the Origins of Archetypes 4. Commentary on Mills' "The Essence of Archetypes" 5. Archetypal Metaphysics and the Psyworld 6. The Origins of Psyche: From Experience to Ontology 7. Archetype, Psyche, World: From Experience to Cosmopsychism 8. Psyche, World, Archetype: Final Thoughts About the Authors Index
About the author
Jon Mills, PsyD, PhD, ABPP, is a Canadian philosopher and psychoanalyst. He is Honorary Professor at the Department of Psychosocial & Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex, UK, and a faculty member in the postgraduate programs in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy at the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, and the New School for Existential Psychoanalysis, USA. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his scholarship, and the author and/or editor of over 30 books in philosophy, psychoanalysis, and cultural studies.
Erik Goodwyn, MD, is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, WWAMI University of Washington School of Medicine-Billings Montana affiliate. He has authored numerous publications in the field of consciousness studies, Jungian psychology, neuroscience, mythology, philosophy, anthropology, and the psychology of religion, including 5 books. He is co-Editor-in-Chief of the
International Journal of Jungian Studies.
Summary
In this novel re-examination of the archetype construct, philosopher Jon Mills and psychiatrist Erik Goodwyn engage in spirited dialogue on the origins, nature, and scope of what archetypes actually constitute, their relation to the greater questions of psyche and worldhood, and their relevance for Jungian studies and analytical psychology today.
