Language:
English
Year of publication:
2022
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Jewish Thought & Philosophy
Angaben zur Quelle:
31,1 (2022) 102-126
Keywords:
Rosenzweig, Franz,
;
Jewish philosophy 20th century
;
Subconsciousness Philosophy
Abstract:
This paper discusses Franz Rosenzweig’s use of the term “the unconscious” (das Unbewußte) and possible influences on his understanding of it. I claim that for Rosenzweig, it is through the unconscious that the individual becomes aware of himself and becomes capable of fulfilling his longing to achieve self-fulfillment and eventually to take part in a collective redemption. The unconscious is often perceived as the mental sphere related to trauma and repression in which defense mechanisms and fantasies are evolved. Fantasies are psychological tools that allow the individual to cope with trauma, but they are also “layers of enclosedness,” illusions that should be dissolved. Hence, in the unconscious, we find a possibility of liberation.
DOI:
10.1163/1477285x-12341347
URL:
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