Jung: A Very Short Introduction
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...even as Jung taps into things that are commonly regarded a perhaps a little "out there" by students of modern science, he always seems to raise a question of central relevance to humanity. It is these questions and Jung's neverending quest to probe them -- not solve them -- that makes him interesting.
Good but the author emphasizes Jung's goal to develop a psychology aimed at "personal growth and development". In this context, the reader would be interested to see a comparison with the ideas of Viktor Frankl. After all, one cannot discuss existential psychology without mentioning Frankl. The reader is owed more material included about the present-day status of Jungs ideas: since not all readers are psychologiss, some wonder to what extent Jungs ideas are still valid today. Especially his ideas about dreams: which are difficult to test scientifically. Also the book has a tendency to rely a bit too heavily on psychoanalysis when discussing the issues, e.g. noting "Those who continue to press [anti-Semitic] accusations against Jung... [may] have not worked sufficiently on their own repressed Fascist, anti-Semitic, or anti-Christian shadows." Also, the author occasioanlly reverts to overly technical language. Some bias appears because the author is a Jungian analyst, but it doesn't really detract from the value of the book.
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