donald carveth

What’s the role of conscience, ethics, and morals in psychological development and individuation? To investigate this question Berlin Psychoanalytic invited again the Toronto-based psychoanalyst Donald Carveth (earlier discussion here) and Philosophy & Theology professor Sean J. McGrath for a conversation. As a base for our discussion, we have read the important 1958 Jung essay ‘A psychological view of conscience’. You can access it through the Substack page of our sister podcast, Psychology & The Cross and their Substack page. 

Donald Carveth is the author of the book "The still small voice: Psychoanalytic reflections on guilt and conscience” (Routledge, 2013). He runs a popular Youtube channel on psychoanalysis and also make some of his readings available on his website https://www.doncarveth.com/

Sean McGrath is a  Canadian philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is known for his published work in the history of philosophy and the philosophy of religion. Major single-authored works includes for example 'The Dark Ground of Spirit: Schelling and the unconscious'. There is also a separate podcast series, Secular Christ where Jakob Lusensky discusses questions related to Christianity today.

Jakob Lusensky is a Jungian psychoanalyst with a private practice in Berlin.

Music played in this episode is licensed under creativecommons.org: "Falling Angels" and "Golden teacher" by Ketsa.

In a series of conversations with psychoanalysts, we hope to further our mission of making psychoanalytic education and thought available to everyone. First out is a conversation between Toronto-based Dr. Donald Carveth and Berlin Psychoanalytic's Jakob Lusenky. We discuss how to differentiate one's conscience from the sadistic superego, reparative versus persecutory guilt, the tragic foundation of psychoanalysis, and in what way Jesus was the first psychoanalyst.

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About Donald L Carveth:

Donald L Carveth, PhD, RP, FIPA is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Social & Political Thought at York University in Toronto. He is a training and supervising analyst in the Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis, past Director of the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis, and past Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis/Revue Canadienne de Psychanalyse. 

About Jakob Lusensky:

Jakob Lusensky is a Jungian psychoanalyst with a private practice in Berlin. You can find more of his podcast on Spotify. 'Psychology & The Cross' & 'Secular Christ with Sean McGrath'.