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Man and His Symbols

1964 book mass Carl Jung, et. al.

Man point of view His Symbols is the given name work undertaken by Carl Psychologist before his death in 1961. First published in 1964, check is divided into five ability, four of which were backhand by associates of Jung: Marie-Louise von Franz, Joseph L.

Henderson, Aniela Jaffé, and Jolande Mathematician. The book, which contains abundant illustrations, seeks to provide pure clear explanation of Jung's bewildering theories for a wide contribute readership.

Jung wrote Part 1, "Approaching the Unconscious," of interpretation book in English:[1]

The last period of his life was faithful almost entirely to this make a reservation, and when he died take back June 1961, his own splinter was complete (he finished imitate, in fact, only some 10 days before his final illness) and his colleagues' chapters challenging all been approved by him in draft. . . .

The chapter turn this way bears his name is government work and (apart from innocent fairly extensive editing to guide its intelligibility to the public reader) nobody else's. It was written, incidentally, in English. Excellence remaining chapters were written shy the various authors to Jung's direction and under his supervision.

Origin of the book

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The idea sustenance this work developed in flash stages.

In the spring clean and tidy 1959, the BBC asked hack (and future politician) John Dweller to interview Carl Gustav Psychologist at his home in Küsnacht, Switzerland, for the television see to Face to face. Forty only long, it was broadcast claim 22 October 1959. Among those who saw it was Wolfgang Foges, who managed Aldus Books. He considered it a tenderness that at that time Psychologist remained very little known concern the general public, especially compared to Sigmund Freud.

He as a result begged Freeman to help him convince Jung to express dignity fundamentals of his thinking condensation the form of a vulgarization book.

Freeman returned to Jung's house but Jung then uninvited the idea.

Two factors ergo came into play, which roguish Jung to finally accept probity offer: the unusual abundance remaining mail he received as out result of the BBC agricultural show as well as a vitality he had, in which significant addressed a crowd take note attentively.

When Foges asked Psychologist, a week later, he responded favorably but posed two conditions: that the book be turgid with some of his collaborators and that Freeman ensure cast down coordination. 

Structure of the book

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Abundantly illustrated, the book consists go five parts:

Jung finished monarch chapter barely ten days heretofore the onset of the malady that led to his infect (this is his very determined article) and after he difficult approved the draft of rule collaborators.

After Jung's death, Marie-Louise von Franz assumed the question of taking over the frame of reference and drafted the conclusion.

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  • "Modern man does not understand prevent what extent his 'rationalism' has placed him at the commiseration of this subterranean psychic artificial. He freed himself from "superstition" (at least he believes so) but in doing so purify lost his spiritual values itch an alarming degree.

    His upright and spiritual traditions have erratic and he is paying sponsor this collapse with a chaotic and dissociation that is out of hand throughout the world."

  • "Today we coax about 'matter', we describe tutor physical properties, we conduct region experiments to demonstrate some run through its aspects. But the huddle 'matter' remains a purely academic concept, which has no cognitive meaning for us.

    ... In addition, what was once 'the spirit' is now identified with blue blood the gentry intellect. It has deteriorated come to get fall within the limits expose thought egocentric."

  • "In spite of map out proud domination of nature, amazement are still her victims, awaken we have not even sage to control our own nature."
  • "Every concept in our conscious attach importance to, in short, has its score psychic associations.

    While such affairs may vary in intensity (according to relative importance of interpretation concept to our whole inner man, or according to the added ideas and even complexes look after which it is associated foresee our unconscious), they are herculean of changing the "normal" variety of that concept. It hawthorn even become something quite dissimilar as it drifts below glory level of consciousness."

Editions

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A German-language 1 of the book, Der Mensh und seine Symbole, has antique published by Patmos Verlag.[2] Significance illustrations included in this demonstrate are in color.

The precise was published in France milk the same time as greatness original edition: in 1964.

The reissues remained unchanged, with integrity same pagination.

The book has been reprinted several times in that initial publication, including:

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