The Human Body is the Collective Unconscious: Archetypal Images as Innate Embodied Metaphors
Erik D. Goodwyn
Journal of Analytical Psychology May 29, 2024 DOI: 10.1111/1468-5922.12998 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Archetype Embodied cognition Unconscious mind Epistemology Cognitive science |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key points | Argues that an embodied cognition framework can provide a non-reductive biological anchor for archetype theory, explaining characteristics of the archetypal image. |
Abstract
For a significant part of its history, archetype theory has been undermined by criticisms containing unexamined Cartesian assumptions. Such assumptions treat all cognition as disembodied, consisting of mere manipulation of abstract, inherently meaningless signs mimicked from verbal instruction or cultural learning. Since the 1980s, due to the results of many independent disciplines, however, this view is being replaced with one of embodied cognition. This shift has important consequences for archetype theory, allowing us to provide a non-reductive biological anchor that explains many characteristics of the archetypal image.
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