num_pages: 242
description: Social psychologist Dr. Richard I. Evans, whose conversations with C. G. Jung are the basis of this book, says that its purposes are “to introduce the beginning student to Jung’s ideas; to stimulate those readers who had been discouraged from reading the original works because of their alleged obscurity, complexity, or mysticism; and to provide for the more advanced Jungian scholar a more intimate glance at Jung’s thought processes as he reacted spontaneously to an orderly sequence of questions.” In his own words, Dr. Jung explains some of his most challenging psychological concepts. He talks informally, in terms laymen can understand, about such matters as introversion and extroversion; personality types; word association tests; dream study; the id, ego, and superego; psychic phenomena; and drugs. Dr. Jung also makes some interesting comments about Freud, Adler, Rank, Einstein, and Toynbee. This is a perfect introduction to the basic psychological – as opposed to the metaphysical – thought of one of the greatest explorers of the human mind the world has ever known. Published originally under the title “Conversations with Carl Jung,” this edition has been completely revised and updated, and includes as an Appendix the exact text of the original discussions between Dr. Evans and Dr. Jung.
language: English
title: Jung on Elementary Psychology: A Discussion Between C.G. Jung & Richard I. Evans
titlecomplete: Jung on Elementary Psychology: A Discussion Between C.G. Jung & Richard I. Evans
characters: Carl Jung
genres: Psychology
ratings_count: 39
publisher: E.P. Dutton (NY)