Seeking reason and rebirth: Jungian archetypes, scientism, and a question about transhumanism

Jones, Raya A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5419-677X 2023. Seeking reason and rebirth: Jungian archetypes, scientism, and a question about transhumanism. Culture & Psychology 10.1177/1354067X231163250

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Abstract

Attempts to make Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of archetypes scientifically credible tend to invoke biology and evolution theory. These convey faith in the power of science (scientism), taken here as a cultural metanarrative. The essay provides a critical appraisal of both biology-oriented and culture-oriented trends in Jungian studies, and steers the conceptualization of archetypes towards issues of embodied subjectivity and narrativity. Thematic parallels between transhumanism, on the one side, and the rebirth archetype as described by Jung, on the other, serve as a case in point.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1354-067X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 March 2023
Date of Acceptance:	20 February 2023
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 11:55
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/157866

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