Is Jung's Theory of Archetypes Compatible with Neo-Darwinism and Sociobiology?

Ray Scott Percival

Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems 16 (4):459 - 487 (1993) Copy BIBT_EX

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I argue that Carl Jung's theory of archetypes is incompatible with the darwinian theory of evolution.

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Ray Scott Percival

London School of Economics (PhD)

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Cognitive Sciences, Misc in Cognitive Sciences

Culture and Cultures, Misc in Social and Political Philosophy

Evolution of Consciousness in Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Evolutionary Psychology in Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Philosophy of Psychiatry and Psychopathology, Misc in Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Philosophy of Psychiatry, Misc in Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Psychological Theories of Personal Identity in Metaphysics

Psychology in Cognitive Sciences

Sociobiology in Philosophy of Biology

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Carl Jung Archetypes Evolutionary Psychology

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