Alquimia, sonhos e imaginação: uma análise sobre a repercussão das ideias de Jung no campo da história da ciência

Abstract

The objective of this dissertation is to analyze criticism to Jungian interpretation of Alchemy in the field of History of Science. Considering this discussion, we will also review important historical aspects related to Carl Gustav Jung´s trajectory leading to his encounter with the field of Alchemy. We considered this topic while realizing that many of the hypotheses developed by Jung in the field of Analytical Psychology have an effect on the usual perception of Alchemy, and furthermore, in the field of History of Chemistry itself, as we have found references to C.G. Jung´s work in the works of important historians of science. This research is based on the complete works of Jung, focusing on Psychology and Alchemy, and on a number of books and papers on History of Chemistry. In our analyses, we have found works, whose authors found in C.G.Jung´s hypotheses on the one hand a contribution from Psychology, complementary to the vision of History of Science, and, on the other hand, an incomplete or unsatisfactory model