SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 202110AM – 1PM
FACULTY: PETER HOLLAND, MD
3 Possible Continuing Education Credits Approved for MD, PhD, PsyD, MFT, LCSW, LPCC, LEP & RN
TUITION: $75 INCLUDES CEUs
At this time all classes will be online. As guidelines and requirements for meeting in public evolve and we are able to do so safely, we will let registrants know their options.
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Mathematics, like myth and the poetics of dreams, is a language of the Unus Mundus.
In 1916, C. G. Jung compared his psychological transcendent function to a mathematical function of the same name; his later exchange of ideas with the mathematical physicist Wolfgang Pauli linked complexes, complex numbers and the formalism used to describe atoms. The word ‘analysis’ applies to a direction in psychology starting around 1900, and to the most important branch of
mathematics from the 17th century on.
In this course, we will look at developments in the history of mathematics from the Pythagoreans to Cantor’s sets and gauge transformations in quantum field theories, exploring ideas to do with infinities and symmetries, aspects of the transcendent and the Unus Mundus shared with Jung’s new science.
Mathematics may seem to have little connection to psychology, but as a product of the mind, and as a bridge to a unified world of psyche and matter, it is uniquely relevant. Its objects are both invented and discovered. They are not fixed, but undergo a kind of alchemy, so it is not surprising there has been a connection to analytical psychology from the beginning.
In 1916, C. G. Jung compared his psychological transcendent function to a mathematical function of the same name; his later exchange of ideas with the mathematical physicist Wolfgang Pauli linked complexes, complex numbers and the formalism used to describe atoms. The word ‘analysis’ applies to a direction in psychology starting around 1900, and to the most important branch of
mathematics from the 17th century on.
In this course, we will look at developments in the history of mathematics from the Pythagoreans to Cantor’s sets and gauge transformations in quantum field theories, exploring ideas to do with infinities and symmetries, aspects of the transcendent and the Unus Mundus shared with Jung’s new science.
PETER HOLLAND, MD, is a psychiatrist in private practice in Aptos, CA, and an analyst member of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. Mathematics has been a pastime and a habit for many years, dating back to a previous career in theoretical physics. He is known to relax by working out a mathematical proof on the back of an envelope.
Date: Jan 23, 2021 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Fee
$75.00
CE Hours
3.00
Registration closes on Jan 23, 2021 01:00 AM
Activity Type
- Extended Education
Accreditation(s)
The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco is accredited by the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Clinical psychologists are also eligible to receive CME credit, which is accepted by the APA and the California Board of Psychology.
The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Requirements for CE Credit
Participants will receive credit following the completion of each post-test and evaluation, based on their actual attendance.