Psychoanalysis of civilizations: a Guattarian map
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5164-2025-2-26-51
Abstract
Aim. To explore the applicability of psychoanalytic concepts (specifically, the unconscious, the Oedi- pus complex, and Felix Guattari’s model) to the analysis of civilizations, ethnosociology, and the construction of a model for Western studies, utilizing them as tools for comparative analysis and clarifying complex correspondences between different cultures.
Methodology. The analysis is focused on psychoanalytic topics, specifically the concept of the un- conscious (Id) and its application to understanding the civilizational unconscious and comparative analysis of different civilizations through the prism of the proposed model. The Oedipal model of cultural genesis will be applied to the analysis of historical and political processes, such as the col- lapse of empires, the formation of nation-states, and the shifts in political systems.
Results. It is hypothesized that the application of psychoanalytic concepts will reveal the deep un- conscious structures that shape civilizations and their interrelationships.
Research implications. The proposed approach can expand the tools for the study of civilizations, enriching Western studies by offering new interpretive models. The practical significance lies in the possibility of a deeper understanding of contemporary geopolitical processes through the lens of the unconscious structures embedded in the historical development of civilizations.
Supporting agencies: The article was prepared as part of the implementation of a state assignment (scientific project “Identity of Russia as a state-civilization: political, spiritual, social aspects”, topic number: FSZG-2025-0004).
About the Author
A. Dugin
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexandr G. Dugin – Сand. Sci. (Philosophy), Dr. Sci. (Sociology), Dr. Sci. (Politology), Director of the Educational and Research Center “Ivan Ilyin Higher Political School”
Miusskaya pl. 6, Moscow 125047
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