Psychological and Philosophical Studies of Jungs Teleology: The Future-Orientation of Mind (Philosophy and Psychoanalysis)

This important new volume addresses an underappreciated dimension of Jung’s work, his concept of the teleology, or “future-orientation”, of psychic reality. The work, authored by an international group of Jungian scholars, expands upon the socio-cultural, psychological, therapeutic, and philosophical import of this key pillar of the Jungian oeuvre, offering a compelling alternative to current, culturally dominant ideas about how change occurs. The book addresses varied aspects of his teleological thought generally, and its application to the psychotherapeutic endeavor specifically, engaging Freudian, neo-Freudian, and related theoretical orientations in an informed dialogue about the critical issue of the emergent unfolding of subjectivity in treatment. This is an illuminating read for those interested in the study of Jungian theory, psychoanalysis, social psychology, religion, transpersonal psychology, indigenous wisdom traditions, and philosophical metapsychology. "This important new volume addresses an underappreciated dimension of Jung's work, his concept of the teleology, or "future-orientation", of psychic reality. The work, authored by an international group of Jungian scholars, expands upon the socio-cultural, psychological, therapeutic, and philosophical import of this key pillar of the Jungian oeuvre, offering a compelling alternative to current, culturally dominant ideas about how change occurs. The book addresses varied aspects of his teleological thought generally, and its application to the psychotherapeutic endeavor specifically, engaging Freudian, neo-Freudian and related theoretical orientations in an informed dialogue about the critical issue of how change occurs in treatment. This is an illuminating read for those interested in the study of Jungian theory, psychoanalysis, social psychology, religion, transpersonal psychology, indigenous wisdom traditions, and philosophical metapsychology"-- Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Contributor Professional Biographies Introduction: Jung’s Teleology: Its Historical Origins and Place in His Theory Chapter 1 Coming into Being: Telos in Jung and Bion Chapter 2 On Truth, Reasonable Certainty, and God: Conviction as Revelatory Process in Peirce and Jung Chapter 3 Jung’s Call to Eros: A Personal Journey Chapter 4 The Ravenous Hydra and the Great Tree of Peace: The Teleology of Indigenous and European Civilizations Chapter 5 Archetype of the Machine Chapter 6 The Dance of Limit and Possibility Index