Psychology as Ethics : Reading Jung with Kant, Nietzsche and Aristotle

Name: Psychology as Ethics : Reading Jung with Kant, Nietzsche and Aristotle
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Psychology as EthicsReading Jung with Kant, Nietzsche and Aristotle\nAuthor(s): Giovanni Colacicchi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367529239, 978-0367529239\nSynopsis\nThrough his clinical work and extensive engagement with major figures of the philosophical tradition, Jung developed an original and pluralistic psycho-ethical model based on the cooperation of consciousness with the unconscious mind. \n\nBy drawing on direct quotations from Jungs collected works, The Red Book, and his interviews and seminars as well as from seminal texts by Kant, Nietzsche, Aristotle and Augustine Giovanni Colacicchi provides a philosophically grounded analysis of the ethical relevance of Jungs analytical psychology and of the concept of individuation which is at its core. The author argues that Jung transforms Kants consciousness of duty into the duty to be conscious while also endorsing Nietzsches project of an individual e.