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The problem of consience and moral relativity in Carl Gustav Jung's psychology

2019
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Advisor: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet Süheyl Ünal

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In this study, the meanings of concepts of conscience and morality are studied along with the processes and transformations they went through throughout history, and their impacts on people and socities. In particular, the concept of conscience, which lost its meaning to a great extent nowadays, is put on the center and the link between conscience and people's psychologies of guilt and sinfulness that disturb them after their actions, are laid out. Moral values, the extent to which they expand and should expand are also discussed, and concept of moral relativism is clarified. In the first chapter, personality, the parts of personality, personality types, Carl Gustav Jung's four archetype theory, the archetypes, and the process of personalization are explained. In the second chapter, conscience, ontic conscience, Carl Gustav Jung's definition of conscience, moral conscience, and the innerness of conscience are examined. In the third chapter, definitions of ethics, and morality are explained. This is followed by discussions and analyses about some ethical theories, the origins of morals, the problem of moral relativism, and criticism towards moral relativism. Finally, morality is debated under the scope of itss relationship with psychology of guilt.

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Dr. Cemile Büşra Pirci

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Cemile Büşra Pirci (Master Thesis). The problem of consience and moral relativity in Carl Gustav Jung's psychology, 2019, Dokuz Eylül University.

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