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'''Archetype ({{Greek|ἀρχέτυπον}} ''archétypon'' "archetype, original", from {{lang|grc|ἀρχή}} "beginning, principle, origin" and {{lang|grc|τύπος}} ''týpos'' "variety, type, model")) is a term used in various disciplines with slightly different meanings:  
'''Archetype''' ({{Greek|ἀρχέτυπον}} ''archétypon'' "archetype, original", from {{lang|grc|ἀρχή}} "beginning, principle, origin" and {{lang|grc|τύπος}} ''týpos'' "variety, type, model")) is a term used in various disciplines with slightly different meanings:  
* in philosophy, especially with regard to Plato's theory of ideas, it denotes an ideal-typical, archetypal idea → archetype (philosophy)
* in philosophy, especially with regard to Plato's theory of ideas, it denotes an ideal-typical, archetypal idea → archetype (philosophy)
* in psychology, especially in analytical psychology, it stands for a typical psychological pattern of imagination and action → archetype (psychology)
* in psychology, especially in analytical psychology, it stands for a typical psychological pattern of imagination and action → archetype (psychology)
* in [[Goethe]]'s theory of [[metamorphosis]], the [[archetypal plant]] is the common ideal archetype of all [[plant]]s and, similarly, the [[archetypal animal]] is the common archetype of all animals - which, finally, is [[man}} himself in his ideal-typical form
* in [[Goethe]]'s theory of [[metamorphosis]], the [[archetypal plant]] is the common ideal archetype of all [[plant]]s and, similarly, the [[archetypal animal]] is the common archetype of all animals - which, finally, is [[man]] himself in his ideal-typical form
* in anthroposophy the [[archetypal Condition of Form]] is the seventh and highest of the seven [[conditions of form]], which are passed through in each of the seven [[rounds]] of a cosmic stage of [[world evolution]].
* in anthroposophy the [[archetypal Condition of Form]] is the seventh and highest of the seven [[conditions of form]], which are passed through in each of the seven [[rounds]] of a cosmic stage of [[world evolution]].

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Archetype (Greekἀρχέτυπον archétypon "archetype, original", from ἀρχή "beginning, principle, origin" and τύπος týpos "variety, type, model")) is a term used in various disciplines with slightly different meanings:

  • in philosophy, especially with regard to Plato's theory of ideas, it denotes an ideal-typical, archetypal idea → archetype (philosophy)
  • in psychology, especially in analytical psychology, it stands for a typical psychological pattern of imagination and action → archetype (psychology)
  • in Goethe's theory of metamorphosis, the archetypal plant is the common ideal archetype of all plants and, similarly, the archetypal animal is the common archetype of all animals - which, finally, is man himself in his ideal-typical form
  • in anthroposophy the archetypal Condition of Form is the seventh and highest of the seven conditions of form, which are passed through in each of the seven rounds of a cosmic stage of world evolution.