Academic Level: Year 1 Masters; Year 1 Doctoral Studies
Prerequisites: Familiarity with Philosophy, Psychology, and Psychoanalysis

Schedule: SUNDAYS

February 4, 11, 18, 25

Time:

12 Noon pm New York time

6pm Paris time

5pm Dublin time

Description: This course introduces the fundamental terminology, theory and philosophy of Jungian analytical psychology. Its focus is on theory and not on practice. Within Jung’s body of work, the course focuses on the general outlines of his system, especially his philosophical writings. The course sketches the general outlines of the Jungian understanding of the mind and its position in the world. It pays special attention to the development of the notion of synchronicity in late Jungian thought. In doing so, it aims to dissect the metaphysical implications of the Jungian propositions highlighting how Jung departs from the Freudian and Lacanian traditions. Special focus is put on the development of concepts such as the collective unconscious, the role of symbols, the structure of the ego, individuation and the notion of synchronicity. Here, it challenges classical Freudian assumptions of the mind’s separation and the ego’s control of the subject and inquires into Jung’s understanding of the collective unconscious and its effects on the subject.

Format: This course will have 5 pre-recorded lectures. The participant will review the lectures and come prepared to discuss the assigned materials four times via the GCAS-Zoom portal.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

• ●  To critically understand the contours of religious theory and practice and it’s important sub-topics and thematics in relation to psychoanalysis.

• ●  To develop and deploy advanced critical understandings of justifying transcendent truth-claims and their justification (epistemological, social, and existential).

• ●  To critically conduct differentiated analysis of religious practices from the perspective of psychoanalytic theories.

About Florian

Florian joins extensive professional expertise in the health-tech sector with a focus on corporate / business development and strategy (consulting) in start-ups and an academic background in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy. He has received a BSc in neuroscience and psychology from University College Utrecht and a Master of Arts and PhD in Philosophy from the Global Centre for Advanced Studies. Born and raised in Berlin, Germany has lived and worked across Europe, most notably the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and Germany as well as China, the Philippines, and the USA. His publications include pieces in philosophy as well as neuroscience. His most recent publication is an „An Empirical Inquiry into the Narratological Function of Mind-Wandering in Readers of Literary Texts“ published by Diegesis. His writing spans the fields of neuroscience, philosophy and psychoanalysis centered around Jungian analytical psychology. It overlaps with Mythology, Ritual Studies, social media, Artificial Intelligence, Daoism, Mysticism, Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience. He is especially interested in the attempts to construct identity as it is presented in these perspectives. He has self-published several books dealing with these topics which can be accessed at www.kleinau-publications.com. In Fall 2022 he has been appointed director of the MA in Psychoanalysis at GCAS College Dublin which will commence in October 2023. He has also been appointed director of the MBA programme at GCAS College Dublin which will commence shortly. with his two daughters and wife he currently lives close to the Danish/German border enjoying divine sunsets and sunrises in the north of his home-country.