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From Freudian narcissism to the Buddhist notion of anatman , via Jung's idea of identity
Author(s) -
MartinVallas François
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of analytical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1468-5922
pISSN - 0021-8774
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5922.12279
Subject(s) - freudian slip , narcissism , archetype , buddhism , psychoanalysis , relation (database) , philosophy , identity (music) , hinduism , epistemology , oedipus complex , psychology , aesthetics , psychoanalytic theory , religious studies , theology , database , computer science
Starting from the question the youthful Carl Gustav pondered as he sat on ‘his’ stone – ‘Am I he who sits on the stone, or am I the stone on which he sits?’ – the author has attempted to show that, for Jung, the idea of identity is founded on a wilful non‐determination. This stance results in ethical and methodological repercussions that differentiate it both from the Freudian project and from Hindu and Buddhist thought, while at the same time having much in common with them. The paper refers to the notions of emergence and (Varela et al. 1992) enaction [Note 2. 2According to the Wikipedia entry, the introduction of the ...] and argues that the concept of the archetype, especially in relation to the self, merits a re‐evaluation in light of the new scientific paradigm.