The Philosophy Behind and Around Carl Jung

The Philosophy Behind and Around Carl Jung

What were Carl Jung’s Major Influences? Carl Jung was profoundly influenced by a wide range of philosophers, thinkers and mystics in developing his groundbreaking theories of analytical psychology. He drew upon ideas from existentialism, phenomenology, German...
Edmund Husserl and the Phenomenological Foundations of Psychology

Edmund Husserl and the Phenomenological Foundations of Psychology

Who was Edmund Husserl? Edmund Husserl (1859-1938), the German philosopher widely regarded as the founder of phenomenology, has had a profound and enduring influence on the development of psychology and psychotherapy. His rigorous investigation of the structures of...
Martin Heidegger and the Quest for Being: Implications for Psychotherapy and Depth Psychology

Martin Heidegger and the Quest for Being: Implications for Psychotherapy and Depth Psychology

Who was Heidegger? Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) stands as one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the 20th century. His groundbreaking work, particularly his magnum opus Being and Time (1927), revolutionized the field of ontology and laid the...
Arthur Schopenhauer: A Philosophical Journey Through Pessimism, Existentialism, and Mysticism

Arthur Schopenhauer: A Philosophical Journey Through Pessimism, Existentialism, and Mysticism

Who was Arthur Schopenhauer Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer, Essays and Aphorisms Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy has far-reaching implications for the field of psychology and psychotherapy. His ideas about the...