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Hide and Seek: Jung & the Historians of Alchemy
with Farzad Mahootian
On Tuesday October 13th
6-8 pm
Auditorium of the C.G. Jung Center
(New York)
FREE in person event (registration required)
Jung’s contributions to the field of the history of alchemy were substantive and initially well-received in the History of Science Society. This changed a generation or two later, to the point that Jungian perspectives on alchemy are not accepted by historians. Leaders in the history of alchemy have articulated their criticisms repeatedly and in a manner that partially misrepresents Jung and then throws the baby out with the bathwater. Alternatively, a Jungian critique of this recent turn in the history of alchemy poses interesting psychological, methodological and epistemological issues. In this session we will examine the controversy and discuss the insights and oversights of both approaches.
Farzad Mahootian (Ph.D. Philosophy, M/S. Chemistry) teaches the Global Liberal Studies core at New York University. His interdisciplinary research centers on the interactions between philosophy, science, technology and society.
Hide and Seek: Jung & the Historians of Alchemy
with Farzad Mahootian
On Tuesday October 13th
6-8 pm
Auditorium of the C.G. Jung Center
(New York)
FREE in person event (registration required)
Jung’s contributions to the field of the history of alchemy were substantive and initially well-received in the History of Science Society. This changed a generation or two later, to the point that Jungian perspectives on alchemy are not accepted by historians. Leaders in the history of alchemy have articulated their criticisms repeatedly and in a manner that partially misrepresents Jung and then throws the baby out with the bathwater. Alternatively, a Jungian critique of this recent turn in the history of alchemy poses interesting psychological, methodological and epistemological issues. In this session we will examine the controversy and discuss the insights and oversights of both approaches.
Farzad Mahootian (Ph.D. Philosophy, M/S. Chemistry) teaches the Global Liberal Studies core at New York University. His interdisciplinary research centers on the interactions between philosophy, science, technology and society.