ABSOLUTE FREEDOM: A Conversation with Stefano Carpani, Loralee Scott, Glen Slater, and Peter Dunlap

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ABSTRACT

Absolute freedom is understood by Carpani as psychic and social freedom from the influences of authorities. Within this book, the fields of analytical psychology and sociology combine to examine and explore current social theory and the concept that the author has termed ‘absolute freedom’.

This work serves as a vital contribution to contemporary social and psychoanalytic research, unveiling the intricacies of psychological and social dynamics in our current epoch. Stefano Carpani explores the intersection of psychology and sociology, providing a fresh perspective beyond conventional boundaries. It conducts a comparative analysis of C. G. Jung’s individuation process and Ulrich Beck’s individualization theory, presenting the groundbreaking ‘I+I’ synthesis. This latter concept acts as a linchpin in deciphering self-identity narratives in the 21st century’s dynamic landscape, before the author introduces the concept of absolute freedom, contextualizing it within the multifaceted complexities of contemporary second-late-modern existence.

Bio

Stefano Carpani, Ph.D., is a psychoanalyst and sociologist (member and lecturer of the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich, and postgraduate of the University of Cambridge) with practice in Berlin. He initiated the YouTube series Breakfast at Küsnacht, Lockdown Therapy and War as Reset, co-created Psychosocial Wednesdays and currently chairs it and curates Jungianeum: Initiatives for Contemporary Analytical Psychology and neo-Jungian Studies, the book series titled “Re-covered Classics in Analytical Psychology”, “Neo-JUNGIAN Studies”, and “JUNGIANEUM/Yearbook”. He writes the column *Cultivating the Soul in the SuperSociety* for *Doppiozero*. His edited works include *Breakfast at Küsnacht* (2020, IAJS Best Edited Book nominee) and *Anthology of Contemporary Classics in Analytical Psychology: The New Ancestors* (2022, GRADIVA nominee). His latest book, *Absolute Freedom*, was published by Routledge in July 2024.