Koinopsyche

The Koinopsyche is one of Karl Kleist coined phrase which, unlike car Psyche , representing the stove soul.

The idea of ​​koinopsyche arises from Carl Gustav Jung's collective unconscious and encompasses the layer of collective species reflexes. It can also be viewed from the perspective of taboos , archetypes , innate trigger mechanisms , family and clan solidarity, interpersonal relationships, or “buddy” sympathy. Further aspects of the koinopsyche can be found in William McDougall's mass psychoses and Henri Lévy-Bruhl's participation mystique .

literature

• Klaus-Jürgen Neumärker, Andreas Joachim Bartsch: Karl Kleist (1879-1960) - A Pioneer of Neuropsychiatry. In: History of Psychiatry . 14th year (2003), pp. 411-458, doi : 10.1177 / 0957154X03144001 .
• William McDougall : Psychoanalysis and Social Psychology. Francke, Bern 1947.
• Henri Lévy-Bruhl : Sociologie du droit. 6th edition. Presses universitaires de France, Paris 1981, ISBN 2-13-036867-0 .