Fear of Jung : the complex doctrine and emotional science / Theo A. Cope.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cope, Theo A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emotions.

Emotions--Physiological aspects.

Jungian psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Karnac, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The current neuroscientific research in the field of emotion studies highlights a paradigm of scientific research that must be categorized as functional science. As functional science, the neuroscientific theory of the "neuron doctrine" combined with a Jungian theory of the "complex doctrine" hold significant potential for a natural human science and a psychological study of affectivity. Though researchers utilize psychological constructs similar to those proposed by Carl Jung, there appears to be a "fear of Jung," that is, a professional fear of invoking Jung's name or his psychological research. One familiar with Jung's works notice similar terminology, ideas, and even conclusions. The marginalization and neglect of Jung's psychological insights from a serious "empirical-scientific" approach to psychology is due to many factors. Jung did not reduce psychological experience to the body or brain; a reductive science does not consider seriously the reality of the psyche. This work is an initial contribution to a psychological and neurological study of personal emotional experience. The complex is a personal reality that exists as a confluence of body and psyche, and is present to the psyche as an image. Affective science must consider the functional role of the complexes as well as the neurological functions in the human experience of emotions."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; Overture: nature of the problem under consideration; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Philosophy first, not first philosophy; CHAPTER THREE Ruminations on the psyche; CHAPTER FOUR Jungian complexes in perspective; CHAPTER FIVE Discussion of Jung's emotional complex doctrine; Intermezzo: the complex brain nuclei; CHAPTER SIX A complex consideration; CHAPTER SEVEN The complex and post traumatic stress disorder; CHAPTER EIGHT A complex integration: rethinking Jung's complex doctrine

A functional finale - Philosophy last, not "last philosophy": towards a natural human science of psychologyREFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-276) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-91363-X

9780429896925

0-429-89940-8

0-429-47463-6

1-283-06908-3

9786613069085

1-84940-511-5

9780429474637

OCLC:

723945229