Papers by Robin S Brown
From a secular perspective, emphasizing the theme of spirituality can seem antithetical to the ne... more From a secular perspective, emphasizing the theme of spirituality can seem antithetical to the needs of a pluralistically nuanced clinical attitude. This article suggests that, on the contrary, the reticence of the clinical mainstream to more directly embrace spiritual concerns betrays an underlying dogmatism. The theme of spirituality is thus argued to have paradigmatic importance in demonstrating the pluralistic failings of Western psychology. Drawing on recent developments in American psychoanalysis, consideration is given to the theoretical challenges associated with maintaining a pluralistic sensibility in clinical practice. Contemporary psychoanalysis is argued to offer spiritually oriented clinicians an important basis in which to ground practice, yet it is also argued that contemporary psychoanalysis can only hope to more adequately reflect its ostensible commitment to inclusivity by revising its implicit reliance on a secular worldview. Such an undertaking might be achieved by drawing from the recent “participatory turn” in transpersonal psychology to offer a reading of Jung’s work demonstrating the enduring importance of an archetypal approach.
This paper offers a psychoanalytically informed reflection on how the environmental crisis has be... more This paper offers a psychoanalytically informed reflection on how the environmental crisis has been framed and debated. The author draws attention to the ways in which apparently radical responses to the environmental crisis may often only reinforce established sociopolitical positions. By examining various responses to the environmental situation, it is argued that solutions-focused thinking runs counter both to the underlying assumptions of much environmentalist literature, and to basic psychoanalytic insights concerning the nature of change. Emphasis on action and the theme of adaptation is portrayed as being fundamentally opposed to a more substantive shift in consciousness.
Alternative education often seeks to promote creativity. In so far as this tendency might come to... more Alternative education often seeks to promote creativity. In so far as this tendency might come to suggest something ideological, then the intent thus indicated is liable to become in part self-defeating. This paper considers C.G. Jung’s conservative ideas about education, and explores how these notions might relate to his wider psychology. Contrasting Jung’s position with Alfonso Montuori’s notion of Creative Inquiry, the author argues for the importance of a more conscious relationship to the role of conflict in the development of a relationally focused pedagogy.
Adopting an ‘‘archetypal’’ reading of analytical psychology, this paper seeks to explore the ofte... more Adopting an ‘‘archetypal’’ reading of analytical psychology, this paper seeks to explore the often encountered assumption that consciousness is ‘‘evolving.’’ The author considers parallels between the work of C.G. Jung and Jean Gebser, arguing that the ideas of both figures have at times been improperly understood and misappropriated in support of the evolutionary paradigm. It is suggested that the insights of archetypal psychology might help dismantle some of the long-standing assumptions of transpersonal theorizing, thus supporting the emergence of a more participatory outlook. Such an outlook proposes that consciousness is both culturally- embedded, yet self-creatively vitalized. This approach finds further support from the work of Jacques Lacan, Owen Barfield, and Jorge Ferrer.
Despite the obvious confluence of concerns between psychodynamic psychology and the emerging fiel... more Despite the obvious confluence of concerns between psychodynamic psychology and the emerging field of consciousness studies, the extent to which psychodynamic thinking has factored into the consciousness literature has been limited. With widespread interest in “the unconscious” having significantly diminished, the present paper asks what might be implied in the shift towards the notion of “consciousness”—what about this cross-disciplinary designation has come to attract attention not only within the academic world, but also in the popular press? That the term does indeed invite contributions from a variety of disciplines makes the field both a meeting space, and a battleground. It is posited that the field of consciousness studies can be considered both a reaction to, and a reflection of, the evolving nature of psychoanalysis in the English-speaking world. After demonstrating the ways in which depth psychological discourse is implicated in the debates around consciousness, the author suggests why the notion of an unconscious mind might profitably be adopted in the consciousness literature. Stressing the clinical and ethical significance of an assumed capacity for creative autonomy in individuals, this paper grounds itself in a fundamental concern for the sociopolitical dimensions of the consciousness debates.
Taking a short quotation from Jung as its cue, this paper is constituted as a series of reflectio... more Taking a short quotation from Jung as its cue, this paper is constituted as a series of reflections on the theme of memory. Exploring how the pursuit of facts might result in the sense of an imaginative decline, the author draws upon the thought of Rene Guenon, James Hillman, Michel Foucault, Daniel Stern, Martin Buber, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, and Frances Yates. It is argued that the role played by the internet in shaping the nature of self-representation might be considered diametrically opposed to psychotherapeutic process.
With reference to the intergenerational theorizing of trauma, this article considers the role of ... more With reference to the intergenerational theorizing of trauma, this article considers the role of transcendence in the substance of our theoretical ideas about psychosis. Arguing against an emphasis on notions of developmental deficit, the author considers the recent work of Davoine and Gaudilliere as a means of questioning some of the paradigmatic assumptions of clinical psychology. It is suggested that the relationship between psychosis and spirituality has often been conceived in such a way as to depreciate both, and that a shift in mainstream theorizing requires that a more fundamental place be made for the question of transcendence in the theorizing of madness.
This paper explores the problem of reification as manifested in the fields of art and depth psych... more This paper explores the problem of reification as manifested in the fields of art and depth psychology. By considering C. G. Jung’s interpretive strategy and contrasting this with the archetypal tradition’s focus on image, the author seeks to outline and expand upon some of the theoretical tensions thus implied. It is suggested that the notion of reification is directly related to Jung’s concept of the shadow, and that the minimizing of ego dynamics within the archetypal tradition may expose certain aspects of this approach to question.
The significance of Jung's notion of synchronicity and its place in the wider scheme of his psych... more The significance of Jung's notion of synchronicity and its place in the wider scheme of his psychology is readily underestimated. In this paper, the author suggests that the shift heralded by the emergence of the synchronistic paradigm can be understood as a response to theoretical tensions that can be traced throughout Jung's career. These tensions are reflective of the Cartesian assumptions upon which Jung grounded his ideas about typology. By examining the theoretical development of the attitudes of consciousness, the author argues for the necessity of the synchronistic paradigm in establishing coherence in Jung's psychology.
Books by Robin S Brown
Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics offers a new paradigm approach which advocates reeng... more Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics offers a new paradigm approach which advocates reengaging the importance of metaphysics in psychoanalytic theorizing. The emergence of the relational trend has witnessed a revitalizing influx of new ideas, reflecting a fundamental commitment to the principle of dialogue. However, the transition towards a more pluralistic discourse remains a work in progress, and those schools of thought not directly associated with the relational shift continue to play only a marginal role.
In this book, Robin S. Brown argues that for contemporary psychoanalysis to more adequately reflect a clinical ethos of pluralism, the field must examine the extent to which a theoretical commitment to the notion of relationship can grow restrictive. Suggesting that in the very effort to negotiate theoretical biases, psychoanalytic practice may occlude a more adequate recognition of its own evolving assumptions, Brown proposes that the profession’s advance requires a return to first principles. Arguing for the fundamental role played by faith in supporting the emergence of consciousness, his work situates itself at the crossroads of relational, Jungian, and transpersonal approaches to the psyche.
Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics will be of significant interest to all psychodynamically oriented clinicians, alongside scholars of depth psychology and the philosophy of mind. It will also be helpful to advanced and postgraduate students of psychoanalysis seeking to orient themselves in the field at present.
“In this penetrating and sophisticated critique, Brown challenges relational thinkers to examine the ways in which their understanding of metapsychology has resulted in retaining an overly narrow and restrictive set of relational values that betray an underlying commitment to philosophical materialism. Although founded on pluralism and critical eclecticism, relational theory continues to marginalize other approaches such as the Jungian and transpersonal schools. This subtle philosophical study will be of interest to all those interested in the implications of relational theory and spirituality.”-Lewis Aron, Ph.D, ABPP, Director of the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis, past president of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the APA.
“Freud himself, and psychoanalysis following him for most of the last century, eschewed religion and embraced a materialistic and even positivistic vision of psychoanalysis as an objective science.Recent decades have begun to witness a renewed openness to dialogue between spiritual and psychoanalytic practice, even allowing for the recognition of psychoanalysis itself as a sacred practice. Robin Brown provides a thorough and challenging investigation of the mutual fitting together of psychoanalysis and spirituality.”-Galit Atlas, Ph.D, author of The Enigma of Desire: Sex Longing and Belonging in Psychoanalysis.
“A powerful, incisive critical analysis of the state of contemporary psychoanalysis. Robin Brown persuades with passionate intelligence for a return to first principles as the basis for a much needed, broader, more inclusive approach to the psyche. A welcome new voice on the analytic scene.”-Joe Cambray, Ph.D, Provost at Pacifica Graduate Institute, past-President of the International Association for Analytical Psychology, author of Synchronicity: Nature and Psyche in an Interconnected.
“Scholarly, rigorous, and theoretically sophisticated, Robin Brown’s Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics is a groundbreaking application of participatory thinking to contemporary psychoanalysis—one that leads to the emergence of a novel post-relational approach to psychoanalytic theory and practice. Brown shows how contemporary psychoanalysis can embrace a creative pluralism capable of successfully navigating between both metaphysical certainties and the exhausted relativisms of postmodernity.”-Jorge Ferrer, Ph.D, Professor of East-West psychology with the California Institute of Integral Studies, author of Revisioning Transpersonal Theory: A Participatory Vision of Human Spirituality.
“This book genuinely breaks new ground. Perhaps more accurately, Robin Brown has reimagined a grounding, a communal space, and a common ground in which individuality and relationality co-mingle. He argues that such a project, if genuinely to avoid the polarities that limit psychoanalysis in every direction, must be grounded in ethics and in faith.This daunting task seems at the same time absolutely necessary and this book makes a compelling and rigorous contribution to this project.”-Adrienne Harris, Ph.D, faculty and supervisor with the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis, and author of Gender as Soft Assembly.
“Equipped with an impressive array of sources, philosophical ideas and traditions, including those of the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and German idealism, Brown confidently exposes the limitations of some of the basic assumptions in relational theory and psychoanalytic practice. Rather than abandon such theories on this basis, Brown proffers a compelling argument to resituate them within a broader and more efficacious framework, one that reinforces the validity of the psychoanalytic profession and its capacity to incite social change. This work is a significant contribution to the debate about the value of psychoanalytic theory and practice today.”-Lucy Huskinson, Ph.D, School of Philosophy & Religion, Bangor University, UK and co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Jungian Studies.
“Following the thread of contemporary psychoanalytic dialogues, Robin Brown, in a courageous, intelligent and nuanced manner, finds his way to the edges between different schools and perspectives of analytic thinking. Challenging yet respectful, Brown expands our psychoanalytic vision beyond orthodoxies and recovers marginalized voices, neglected or repressed by the dominant traditions. Going beyond simple criticism, he articulates a creative, post-relational view of psychoanalysis, in touch with and grounded in philosophical foundations too often ignored or taken for granted in most schools of analysis. Those interested in the current thinking about psychoanalysis, from curious beginners to seasoned analysts and scholars, will find in this book an important, refreshing and challenging perspective.”-Stanton Marlan, Ph.D, ABPP, president of the Pittsburgh Society of Jungian Analysts and senior clinical supervisor at Duquesne University.
“Brown points the way beyond decades of stagnation. He brings to the table an eclectic tonal range—from the history of German Idealism, to relational, Lacanian and Jungian psychoanalysis. Yes, you heard right—Jung! For those of us who have been dismissive of Jung, Brown’s guidance shows us what a series of misapprehensions we have colluded in; how Jung’s work might open up the eternally recurrent impasse between subjectivity and objectivity, as well as, our ethical responsibility as clinicians to both the individual and the wider world.”-Jamieson Webster, Ph.D, adjunct faculty with the New School, and author of The Life and Death of Psychoanalysis.
Since the split between Freud and Jung, psychoanalysis and analytical psychology have largely dev... more Since the split between Freud and Jung, psychoanalysis and analytical psychology have largely developed in an atmosphere of mutual disregard. Only in recent years have both discourses shown signs of an increasing willingness to engage. Relating to Jung: Analytical Psychology and Contemporary Psychoanalysis is the first book devoted to a reconciliation between these two fields. The authors in this edited collection explore how Jungian thinking influences, challenges, and is challenged by recent developments in the psychoanalytic mainstream. By examining the nature of the split, figures from both sides of the conversation seek to establish lines of contrast and commonality so as to reflect an underlying belief in the value of reciprocal engagement.
Each chapter of this collection engages some aspect of the relationship between Jungian and psychoanalytic thinking with the intention of showing how both lines of discourse might have something to gain from attending more to the voice of the other. While several of the contributing authors offer new perceptions on historical concerns, the main thrust of the collection is in exploring contemporary theoretical debates. Considered as a whole, the papers in this collection reflect a unique undertaking to address one of the longest-standing and most significant rifts in the field’s history.
Anticipated date of publication: Late 2017
Chapters by Robin S Brown
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In distinction to a trend that has seen C.G. Jung positioned as an early ecopsychologist, this pa... more In distinction to a trend that has seen C.G. Jung positioned as an early ecopsychologist, this paper demonstrates the extent to which Jungian thinking might in fact challenge some of the core beliefs of the ecopsychology movement. Underscoring analytical psychology’s commitment to the fundamental value of the individual, it is suggested that the activistic tone that has tended to color the ecopsychology movement might be supplemented, balanced, and perhaps even challenged, by the introspective approach reflected in Jung’s work.
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In this book, Robin S. Brown argues that for contemporary psychoanalysis to more adequately reflect a clinical ethos of pluralism, the field must examine the extent to which a theoretical commitment to the notion of relationship can grow restrictive. Suggesting that in the very effort to negotiate theoretical biases, psychoanalytic practice may occlude a more adequate recognition of its own evolving assumptions, Brown proposes that the profession’s advance requires a return to first principles. Arguing for the fundamental role played by faith in supporting the emergence of consciousness, his work situates itself at the crossroads of relational, Jungian, and transpersonal approaches to the psyche.
Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics will be of significant interest to all psychodynamically oriented clinicians, alongside scholars of depth psychology and the philosophy of mind. It will also be helpful to advanced and postgraduate students of psychoanalysis seeking to orient themselves in the field at present.
“In this penetrating and sophisticated critique, Brown challenges relational thinkers to examine the ways in which their understanding of metapsychology has resulted in retaining an overly narrow and restrictive set of relational values that betray an underlying commitment to philosophical materialism. Although founded on pluralism and critical eclecticism, relational theory continues to marginalize other approaches such as the Jungian and transpersonal schools. This subtle philosophical study will be of interest to all those interested in the implications of relational theory and spirituality.”-Lewis Aron, Ph.D, ABPP, Director of the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis, past president of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the APA.
“Freud himself, and psychoanalysis following him for most of the last century, eschewed religion and embraced a materialistic and even positivistic vision of psychoanalysis as an objective science.Recent decades have begun to witness a renewed openness to dialogue between spiritual and psychoanalytic practice, even allowing for the recognition of psychoanalysis itself as a sacred practice. Robin Brown provides a thorough and challenging investigation of the mutual fitting together of psychoanalysis and spirituality.”-Galit Atlas, Ph.D, author of The Enigma of Desire: Sex Longing and Belonging in Psychoanalysis.
“A powerful, incisive critical analysis of the state of contemporary psychoanalysis. Robin Brown persuades with passionate intelligence for a return to first principles as the basis for a much needed, broader, more inclusive approach to the psyche. A welcome new voice on the analytic scene.”-Joe Cambray, Ph.D, Provost at Pacifica Graduate Institute, past-President of the International Association for Analytical Psychology, author of Synchronicity: Nature and Psyche in an Interconnected.
“Scholarly, rigorous, and theoretically sophisticated, Robin Brown’s Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics is a groundbreaking application of participatory thinking to contemporary psychoanalysis—one that leads to the emergence of a novel post-relational approach to psychoanalytic theory and practice. Brown shows how contemporary psychoanalysis can embrace a creative pluralism capable of successfully navigating between both metaphysical certainties and the exhausted relativisms of postmodernity.”-Jorge Ferrer, Ph.D, Professor of East-West psychology with the California Institute of Integral Studies, author of Revisioning Transpersonal Theory: A Participatory Vision of Human Spirituality.
“This book genuinely breaks new ground. Perhaps more accurately, Robin Brown has reimagined a grounding, a communal space, and a common ground in which individuality and relationality co-mingle. He argues that such a project, if genuinely to avoid the polarities that limit psychoanalysis in every direction, must be grounded in ethics and in faith.This daunting task seems at the same time absolutely necessary and this book makes a compelling and rigorous contribution to this project.”-Adrienne Harris, Ph.D, faculty and supervisor with the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis, and author of Gender as Soft Assembly.
“Equipped with an impressive array of sources, philosophical ideas and traditions, including those of the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and German idealism, Brown confidently exposes the limitations of some of the basic assumptions in relational theory and psychoanalytic practice. Rather than abandon such theories on this basis, Brown proffers a compelling argument to resituate them within a broader and more efficacious framework, one that reinforces the validity of the psychoanalytic profession and its capacity to incite social change. This work is a significant contribution to the debate about the value of psychoanalytic theory and practice today.”-Lucy Huskinson, Ph.D, School of Philosophy & Religion, Bangor University, UK and co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Jungian Studies.
“Following the thread of contemporary psychoanalytic dialogues, Robin Brown, in a courageous, intelligent and nuanced manner, finds his way to the edges between different schools and perspectives of analytic thinking. Challenging yet respectful, Brown expands our psychoanalytic vision beyond orthodoxies and recovers marginalized voices, neglected or repressed by the dominant traditions. Going beyond simple criticism, he articulates a creative, post-relational view of psychoanalysis, in touch with and grounded in philosophical foundations too often ignored or taken for granted in most schools of analysis. Those interested in the current thinking about psychoanalysis, from curious beginners to seasoned analysts and scholars, will find in this book an important, refreshing and challenging perspective.”-Stanton Marlan, Ph.D, ABPP, president of the Pittsburgh Society of Jungian Analysts and senior clinical supervisor at Duquesne University.
“Brown points the way beyond decades of stagnation. He brings to the table an eclectic tonal range—from the history of German Idealism, to relational, Lacanian and Jungian psychoanalysis. Yes, you heard right—Jung! For those of us who have been dismissive of Jung, Brown’s guidance shows us what a series of misapprehensions we have colluded in; how Jung’s work might open up the eternally recurrent impasse between subjectivity and objectivity, as well as, our ethical responsibility as clinicians to both the individual and the wider world.”-Jamieson Webster, Ph.D, adjunct faculty with the New School, and author of The Life and Death of Psychoanalysis.
Each chapter of this collection engages some aspect of the relationship between Jungian and psychoanalytic thinking with the intention of showing how both lines of discourse might have something to gain from attending more to the voice of the other. While several of the contributing authors offer new perceptions on historical concerns, the main thrust of the collection is in exploring contemporary theoretical debates. Considered as a whole, the papers in this collection reflect a unique undertaking to address one of the longest-standing and most significant rifts in the field’s history.
Anticipated date of publication: Late 2017
Chapters by Robin S Brown
Reviews by Robin S Brown
In this book, Robin S. Brown argues that for contemporary psychoanalysis to more adequately reflect a clinical ethos of pluralism, the field must examine the extent to which a theoretical commitment to the notion of relationship can grow restrictive. Suggesting that in the very effort to negotiate theoretical biases, psychoanalytic practice may occlude a more adequate recognition of its own evolving assumptions, Brown proposes that the profession’s advance requires a return to first principles. Arguing for the fundamental role played by faith in supporting the emergence of consciousness, his work situates itself at the crossroads of relational, Jungian, and transpersonal approaches to the psyche.
Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics will be of significant interest to all psychodynamically oriented clinicians, alongside scholars of depth psychology and the philosophy of mind. It will also be helpful to advanced and postgraduate students of psychoanalysis seeking to orient themselves in the field at present.
“In this penetrating and sophisticated critique, Brown challenges relational thinkers to examine the ways in which their understanding of metapsychology has resulted in retaining an overly narrow and restrictive set of relational values that betray an underlying commitment to philosophical materialism. Although founded on pluralism and critical eclecticism, relational theory continues to marginalize other approaches such as the Jungian and transpersonal schools. This subtle philosophical study will be of interest to all those interested in the implications of relational theory and spirituality.”-Lewis Aron, Ph.D, ABPP, Director of the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis, past president of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the APA.
“Freud himself, and psychoanalysis following him for most of the last century, eschewed religion and embraced a materialistic and even positivistic vision of psychoanalysis as an objective science.Recent decades have begun to witness a renewed openness to dialogue between spiritual and psychoanalytic practice, even allowing for the recognition of psychoanalysis itself as a sacred practice. Robin Brown provides a thorough and challenging investigation of the mutual fitting together of psychoanalysis and spirituality.”-Galit Atlas, Ph.D, author of The Enigma of Desire: Sex Longing and Belonging in Psychoanalysis.
“A powerful, incisive critical analysis of the state of contemporary psychoanalysis. Robin Brown persuades with passionate intelligence for a return to first principles as the basis for a much needed, broader, more inclusive approach to the psyche. A welcome new voice on the analytic scene.”-Joe Cambray, Ph.D, Provost at Pacifica Graduate Institute, past-President of the International Association for Analytical Psychology, author of Synchronicity: Nature and Psyche in an Interconnected.
“Scholarly, rigorous, and theoretically sophisticated, Robin Brown’s Psychoanalysis Beyond the End of Metaphysics is a groundbreaking application of participatory thinking to contemporary psychoanalysis—one that leads to the emergence of a novel post-relational approach to psychoanalytic theory and practice. Brown shows how contemporary psychoanalysis can embrace a creative pluralism capable of successfully navigating between both metaphysical certainties and the exhausted relativisms of postmodernity.”-Jorge Ferrer, Ph.D, Professor of East-West psychology with the California Institute of Integral Studies, author of Revisioning Transpersonal Theory: A Participatory Vision of Human Spirituality.
“This book genuinely breaks new ground. Perhaps more accurately, Robin Brown has reimagined a grounding, a communal space, and a common ground in which individuality and relationality co-mingle. He argues that such a project, if genuinely to avoid the polarities that limit psychoanalysis in every direction, must be grounded in ethics and in faith.This daunting task seems at the same time absolutely necessary and this book makes a compelling and rigorous contribution to this project.”-Adrienne Harris, Ph.D, faculty and supervisor with the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis, and author of Gender as Soft Assembly.
“Equipped with an impressive array of sources, philosophical ideas and traditions, including those of the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and German idealism, Brown confidently exposes the limitations of some of the basic assumptions in relational theory and psychoanalytic practice. Rather than abandon such theories on this basis, Brown proffers a compelling argument to resituate them within a broader and more efficacious framework, one that reinforces the validity of the psychoanalytic profession and its capacity to incite social change. This work is a significant contribution to the debate about the value of psychoanalytic theory and practice today.”-Lucy Huskinson, Ph.D, School of Philosophy & Religion, Bangor University, UK and co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Jungian Studies.
“Following the thread of contemporary psychoanalytic dialogues, Robin Brown, in a courageous, intelligent and nuanced manner, finds his way to the edges between different schools and perspectives of analytic thinking. Challenging yet respectful, Brown expands our psychoanalytic vision beyond orthodoxies and recovers marginalized voices, neglected or repressed by the dominant traditions. Going beyond simple criticism, he articulates a creative, post-relational view of psychoanalysis, in touch with and grounded in philosophical foundations too often ignored or taken for granted in most schools of analysis. Those interested in the current thinking about psychoanalysis, from curious beginners to seasoned analysts and scholars, will find in this book an important, refreshing and challenging perspective.”-Stanton Marlan, Ph.D, ABPP, president of the Pittsburgh Society of Jungian Analysts and senior clinical supervisor at Duquesne University.
“Brown points the way beyond decades of stagnation. He brings to the table an eclectic tonal range—from the history of German Idealism, to relational, Lacanian and Jungian psychoanalysis. Yes, you heard right—Jung! For those of us who have been dismissive of Jung, Brown’s guidance shows us what a series of misapprehensions we have colluded in; how Jung’s work might open up the eternally recurrent impasse between subjectivity and objectivity, as well as, our ethical responsibility as clinicians to both the individual and the wider world.”-Jamieson Webster, Ph.D, adjunct faculty with the New School, and author of The Life and Death of Psychoanalysis.
Each chapter of this collection engages some aspect of the relationship between Jungian and psychoanalytic thinking with the intention of showing how both lines of discourse might have something to gain from attending more to the voice of the other. While several of the contributing authors offer new perceptions on historical concerns, the main thrust of the collection is in exploring contemporary theoretical debates. Considered as a whole, the papers in this collection reflect a unique undertaking to address one of the longest-standing and most significant rifts in the field’s history.
Anticipated date of publication: Late 2017