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Book: Archetypes in Religion and Beyond

Chapter: f. The Baggage of Platonism

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.43659

Blurb:

The Jungian idea that archetypes are Platonic forms or essences effectively undermines the helpful operation of archetypal function by making us think representationally instead. The search for essences has a helpful critical role in Plato’s dialogues in helping people realize their lack of knowledge of them, but doesn’t justify definite essentialist assumptions.

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