The purely psychological interpretation only apprehends half of the matter. The other half is the revealing of the archetypal basis of the terms actually applied in modern physics. What the final method of observation must see in the production of 'background physics' through the unconscious of modern man is a directing of objective toward a future description of nature that uniformly comprises physis and psyche, a form of description that at the moment we are experiencing only in a prescientific phase. To achieve such a uniform description of nature, it appears to be essential to have recourse to the archetypal background of the scientific terms and concepts.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Modern physics needs archetypal backgrounds to unify mind and matter.
- In plain terms
- To describe nature fully, science must use deep archetypes from human psyche.
- What can you take from it?
- Science and psyche must be unified for full understanding.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should physics include psyche?
- How do archetypes shape concepts?
Another view
It mixes metaphysics with physics.
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