A critique of neuro-reductionism, it argues that the mind cannot be identified with brain activity alone and that consciousness, meaning, and intentionality exist within broader social, cultural, and normative contexts. It introduces the idea of “fields of sense” to explain how experiences and values become intelligible beyond neural correlates. Defending free will and the irreducibility of the first-person perspective, it challenges scientism and strict materialism. The discussion spans ethics, art, religion, and artificial intelligence to show why human selfhood resists reduction to biological mechanisms.

A classic exploration of depth psychology that traces the evolution of human consciousness through archetypal motifs in myth, religion, and art. It follows a progression from a primordial, undifferentiated state symbolized by the uroboros and Great Mother, through the hero’s struggle to separate from the unconscious, toward the emergence and maturation of the ego and its potential integration with the Self. Drawing on cross-cultural narratives, it argues that individual psychological development mirrors the collective history of the psyche.