1st Edition

Jung, Irigaray, Individuation Philosophy, Analytical Psychology, and the Question of the Feminine

By Frances Gray Copyright 2008
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

How do philosophy and analytical psychology contribute to the mal-figuring of the feminine and women? Does Luce Irigaray's work represent the possibility of individuation for women, an escape from masculine projection and an affirming re-figuring of women? And what would individuation for women entail?   This work postulates a novel and unique relationship between Carl Jung and Luce... Read more

Preface. Introduction: Looking For Recognition. The Dreaming Body. The Philosophical Jung. Locating Identities: Individual and Collective Matters. Projection: The Mirror Image. Divine Reversal. Mimesis Revisited: Demeter and Persephone. Jung, Irigaray And Essentialism: A New Look At An Old Problem. Speaking of the Collective Unconscious.

Biography

Frances Gray teaches philosophy at the University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia. She has contributed to the Spring Journal, Cosmos and History and Australian Feminist Studies. This is her first book.