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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459404103321

Autore

Lawson Thomas T

Titolo

Carl Jung, Darwin of the mind [[electronic resource] /] / Thomas T. Lawson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Karnac, 2008

ISBN

0-429-89747-2

0-429-47270-6

1-282-90071-4

9786612900716

1-84940-642-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Disciplina

150.19/54092

Soggetti

Evolutionary psychology

Subconsciousness

Jungian psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedicatoria; About The Author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The evolution of consciousness; Archetypes and the collective unconscious; Individuation; Synchronicity; Conclusion; Reference

Sommario/riassunto

""Carl Jung, Darwin of the Mind"" is a review and an explanation of Jung's thought set in an evolutionary context. Jung explored the human psyche throughout his long life. His writings, of astonishing scope and depth, elaborate on imagery that can be found in rituals, myths and fables worldwide as well as in the dreams, visions and fantasies of his patients and himself. Jung pursued common threads of meaning to the point of becoming deeply versed in the esoterica of Eastern mysticism, Gnosticism, and alchemy. Taken collectively, Jung's works develop a coherent theory about how the psyche is co