Ivana Ryska Vajdova
I am a philosopher and historian of psychology. My work examines the intersection of modern philosophy, psychoanalysis, and symbolic thought, with particular attention to the reception of classical philosophy in the work of C. G. Jung.
I currently hold an ESPRIT Fellowship at the University of Vienna, where I am developing an existential theory of hatred integrating philosophical anthropology, psychology of religion, and symbolic analysis. I serve as a peer reviewer for Biosemiotics and The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society.
Latest Articles
How Deep is Jung's Love for Plato? Cosmological Echoes in Analytical Psychology". In: International Journal of Jungian Studies
Courage in Vulnerability as a Psychological Quality and Civic Virtue". In: The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society
Jung’s Kant: Between Philosophical Inspiration and Creative Misinterpretation.” Spirituality Studies
Jung’s Psychological Analysis of Imago Dei.” Spirituality Studies
Process of Achieving the Self Archetype from Analytical Psychology Perspective. Studia Universitatis Theologia
Three Dimensions of Living Forms – Brief Look into Parallels between Adolf Portmann and C.G. Jung. Humanum
The Idea of the Unconscious: The Philosophical Roots of C. G. Jung's Psychology (2023)
Published in Czech, the monograph explores the foundations of Jung's understanding of the psyche and his attempt to address broader questions concerning human existence. It also sheds light on aspects of Jung's work that have remained largely unknown in the Czech scholarly context. The book demonstrates how C. G. Jung's key psychological concepts were shaped by the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, Arthur Schopenhauer, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, and Carl Gustav Carus, and how their ideas preformed his central concept of the unconscious, as well as related notions including the archetype, individuation, and libido.