Before revision: James and Jung Henry James helped move the concept of the personal equation from astronomy to social science, arguing that theoretical preconceptions and personal knowledge could lead investigators to wild interpretations based largely on their own personal equations.Sonu Shamdasani, Jung and the Making of Modern Psychology (2007) p. 34-6 Carl Jung took up the idea in his book Psychological Types, arguing that in psychology "one sees what one can best see oneself".Quoted in Shamdasani, p. 75 He continued to wrestle in later writings with the problems of psychological solipsism and infinite regress this potentially posed,Shamdasani, p. 76-83 and considered every therapist should have at least a good working knowledge of his or her own personal equation.
After revision: James and Jung William James helped move the concept of the personal equation from astronomy to social science, arguing that theoretical preconceptions and personal knowledge could lead investigators to wild interpretations based largely on their own personal equations.Sonu Shamdasani, Jung and the Making of Modern Psychology (2007) p. 34-6 Carl Jung took up the idea in his book Psychological Types, arguing that in psychology "one sees what one can best see oneself".Quoted in Shamdasani, p. 75 He continued to wrestle in later writings with the problems of psychological solipsism and infinite regress this potentially posed,Shamdasani, p. 76-83 and considered every therapist should have at least a good working knowledge of his or her own personal equation.