Kindless Philosophy

  Carl Gustav Jung , a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of Analytical Psychology, was a key figure in the early development of psychoanalysis alongside Freud. After diverging from Freud, Jung developed Analytical Psychology , which emphasizes both the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious, including the archetypes it contains. The primary aim of this approach is psychological growth and self-realization. Jung explicitly describes the methodology of Analytical Psychology as phenomenological . This means it focuses on subjective experiences, events, and the observable facts they reveal. For Jung, psychological truth is a matter of existence itself, rather than a judgment or evaluation. For instance, when discussing the motif of the “ virgin birth ” in psychology, the focus is not on its factual accuracy but on its presence as an idea. In this way, psychology examines the existence of certain ideas without assessing their objective truth. Within this framework, psychol...

Carl Jung may not have been particularly moved by the philosophers within the Western tradition during his study of philosophy. However, he expressed admiration for Schopenhauer, and the reason lies in the latter’s view that the world we live in is one filled with vast suffering. Schopenhauer explained desire and suffering by comparing them to the will of a poet. A poet's poem is created according to their own desire and will, and no one can ask, “Why did you use this expression?” or “Why do you interpret it that way?” expecting a fixed or standardized answer. It is more reasonable to simply acknowledge that the poet's will (or mind) made the creative choice, as it was in accordance with their inner state. In other words, the will forms the basis of creation, and this creative will is constantly tormented. Since there is no eternal satisfaction, it continually craves something more. This makes it dynamic and multifaceted, much like art.