El. knyga: Jung and Spinoza: Passage Through The Blessed Self [Taylor & Francis e-book]

This volume presents the first major study of C.G. Jung’s curious relationship

with the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza.

Although Jung scarcely mentions Spinoza in his work, there is an unmistakable

accord between the core ideas of both thinkers, most notably

regarding Spinoza’s theory of God and the monism found in Jung’s writings.

Exploring why Jung shows ambivalence toward Spinoza despite their

affinity, Robert H. Langan argues that Spinoza offers Jung a radical solution

to problems in his psychology. What results is a new interpretation of

Jung’s metaphysics, the evidence for which has gone unheeded in Jungian

studies to date. Ultimately for both Jung and Spinoza, knowledge of the self

leads to knowledge of the Divine, and it is this championing of a ‘transcendental

immanence’ that makes Jung an unlikely yet consummate Spinozist.

 Jung and Spinoza will be of interest to continental philosophers and depth

psychologists who wish to bridge their respective fields, as well as general

audiences curious about the ideas of both thinkers.

This volume presents the first major study of C.G. Jung’s curious relationship with the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza.