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Well-known for his articulation of the "shadow side" of human individuality and culture, C. G. Jung wrote a great deal about the question of evil throughout his life and in scattered places in his work. In this book his position is pieced together from many sources. In his early work on the unconscious, for instance, he considered the role of evil in the mental processes of the severely disturbed. Later, he viewed the question of moral choice within the framework of his ideas about archetypes and discussions about moral choices, conscience, and the continual ethical reflection that is necessary for all of us. The material here includes letters to Freud and Father Victor White and selections from his writings ranging from his Answer to Job to his travel piece on North Africa.
Synopsis
Illuminating selections from Jung's writings on the nature of evil
Well-known for his articulation of the "shadow side" of human individuality and culture, C. G. Jung wrote a great deal about the question of evil throughout his life and in scattered places in his work. In this book, Murray Stein brings together key selections of Jung's writings on the subject. In Jung's early work on the unconscious, he considered the role of evil in the mental processes of the severely disturbed. Later, he viewed the question of moral choice within the framework of his ideas about archetypes and discussions about moral choices, conscience, and the continual ethical reflection that is necessary for all of us. The material here includes letters to Freud and Father Victor White and writings ranging from his Answer to Job to his travel piece on North Africa.
Synopsis
Well-known for his articulation of the "shadow side" of human individuality and culture, C. G. Jung wrote a great deal about the question of evil throughout his life and in scattered places in his work. In this book his position is pieced together from many sources. In his early work on the unconscious, for instance, he considered the role of evil in the mental processes of the severely disturbed. Later, he viewed the question of moral choice within the framework of his ideas about archetypes and discussions about moral choices, conscience, and the continual ethical reflection that is necessary for all of us. The material here includes letters to Freud and Father Victor White and selections from his writings ranging from his Answer to Job to his travel piece on North Africa.
Description
"The collected works of C.J. Jung": p. [207]-[215]. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | 1 |
1 | A letter to Freud | 25 |
2 | Introduction to the religious and psychological problems of alchemy | 27 |
3 | The spirit Mercurius | 42 |
4 | The problem of the fourth | 49 |
5 | Two letters to Father Victor White | 72 |
6 | Good and evil in analytical psychology | 84 |
7 | The shadow | 95 |
8 | North Africa | 98 |
9 | A psychological view of conscience | 104 |
10 | Answer to Job | 119 |
11 | The fight with the shadow | 174 |
12 | After the catastrophe | 181 |
| Sources and acknowledgements | 200 |
| Index | 201 |