Absolute Freedom: Individuation and Individualization in Second-Late-Modern Societies

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.

This compelling new book will be of great interest to academics, scholars and students in the fields of analytical psychology, sociology and psychosocial studies.

Stefano Carpani, Ph.D., psychoanalyst and sociologist (member and lecturer of the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich, and University of Cambridge, respectively). He initiated the YouTube series Breakfast at Küsnacht, Lockdown Therapy and War as Reset, co-created Psychosocial Wednesdays and currently chairs it, curates Jungianeum: Initiatives for Contemporary Analytical Psychology and neo-Jungian Studies, the book series titled Re-covered Classics in Analytical psychology and JUNGIANEUM/Yearbook.