On the Relationship between Archetype and Image: The Meaning of the Terms Primal Image, Imago, Psychic Dominant, in the Context of the Development of C.G. Jung’s Concept of Psychoanalysis Cover Image

O relacji archetyp–obraz. Znaczenie terminów obraz pierwotny, imago, dominanta psychiczna w kontekście rozwoju koncepcji psychoanalitycznej Carla Gustava Junga
On the Relationship between Archetype and Image: The Meaning of the Terms Primal Image, Imago, Psychic Dominant, in the Context of the Development of C.G. Jung’s Concept of Psychoanalysis

Author(s): Patrycja Neumann
Subject(s): Social Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: archetype; image; collective unconscious; imago; primal image; psychic dominant;

Summary/Abstract: Jung’s concept of the collective unconscious is grounded in the concept of archetype, which he derived from Neoplatonic philosophy. This term has pen- etrated into subsequent psychological and culturological concepts, becoming popu- lar nowadays in the context of research on culture due to its connection with the symbol, myth, image. Most researchers of Jung’s work forget that this concept ap- peared in his texts relatively late, and at that time the psychiatrist had already been developing his thought for almost twenty years. He created the concept of the collective unconscious and its main assumptions without this seemingly key con- cept. Others were used instead, i.e. the primary image, pre-image, imago, psychic dominant. The aim of the article is to show the differences in meaning between the term archetype and earlier concepts, to explain its relationship with the image, and to indicate the philosophical and anthropological grounds on which Jung based his psychoanalytic thought.

  • Issue Year: 18/2023
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 117-132
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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