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Man and His Symbols
by C.G. Jung, Joseph L. Henderson, Aniela Jaffé, Jolande Jacobi, John Freeman , Marie-Louise von Franz
by C.G. Jung, Joseph L. Henderson, Aniela Jaffé, Jolande Jacobi, John Freeman , Marie-Louise von Franz
David Withun's review
bookshelves: favorites, psychology
Oct 02, 12
bookshelves: favorites, psychology
Read from September 04 to October 02, 2012
The psychology of C.G. Jung was a modern system, constructed at the touching point between what is typically labelled as science and what is commonly called religion, which, I would argue, offered us one of the most accurate and necessary diagnoses and prescriptions for the state of mankind -- both as a collective and as individuals. This book is a popular presentation of that psychological-religious-philosophical-scientific theory written by Jung and by several of his most astute students. While I do not agree with every conclusion that Jung and his students/fellow-authors reach here, I do recommend this book, particularly Jung's opening chapter, as an excellent look at, to use Jung's terminology from another of his books, "modern man in search of a soul."
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| 09/30/2012 | page 45 |
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10.0% | "The individual is the only reality. The further we move away from the individual toward abstract ideas about homo sapiens, the more likely we are to fall into error." |
