RHETOR 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Christian Mortalism, Individuation, Grey Matter
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Carl gustav carus and the science of the unconscious. Carus: strong claim to be considered the 1st proper theorist of the ucs. His achievement: present an explicit and systematic theory of the ucs and make this theory the foundation and centerpiece of his theory of mind. Remembered for other achievements which overshadowed psychology, but his psychology not entirely forgotten. Hartmann attacked carus" verbosity, lack of logical precision, cogency and incisiveness. 19th c: attitude of police condescension toward carus" unempirical and idealizing approach, generally mixed reception. Influence strongest at the margins of science, among ethically, religiously or holistically inclined thinkers. Why mixed reception: his theory of ucs is excessively abstract and largely derivative psychological writings from schelling to aristotle. Also, there is nothing scandalous or disturbing about his unconscious, in contrast to his predecessors belief that the ucs and cs could be at cross purposes (ex. Ucs embarrasses the cs: carus" ucs: a form of biological information-processing system.
