A review by david_rhee
Man and His Symbols by C.G. Jung
4.0
Some authors produce such a prodigious amount of quality written work, it excites envy or amazement, or both. Bertrand Russell is one who comes to mind. Carl Jung is also in the same class.
Man and his Symbols was the object of Jung's tireless focus and dedication in his final days of illness. He acted as editor for the other chapters penned by his colleagues. Jung's essay which opens the book spans about a third of its total length and is every bit just another example of his clear, concise and well supported presentation. As one who has read several of Jung's works over quite a few years, I enjoyed very much the review of his archetypal theory and the new light shined upon its many aspects by Jung's wealth of examples taken from both antiquity and contemporary life.
I was grateful to the authors of the other essays for their alternate points of view and for their clarification of some of Jung's more unusual ideas, such as synchronicity. Applications to art interpretation, an extensive account of a case subject who was led to self realization by dream analysis, and possible links between psychology and the physical sciences are all put forth as examples of Jung's widely ranging reach. They wrote their essays in concert as if this effort was their tribute to the man whose work has touched so many.
Man and his Symbols was the object of Jung's tireless focus and dedication in his final days of illness. He acted as editor for the other chapters penned by his colleagues. Jung's essay which opens the book spans about a third of its total length and is every bit just another example of his clear, concise and well supported presentation. As one who has read several of Jung's works over quite a few years, I enjoyed very much the review of his archetypal theory and the new light shined upon its many aspects by Jung's wealth of examples taken from both antiquity and contemporary life.
I was grateful to the authors of the other essays for their alternate points of view and for their clarification of some of Jung's more unusual ideas, such as synchronicity. Applications to art interpretation, an extensive account of a case subject who was led to self realization by dream analysis, and possible links between psychology and the physical sciences are all put forth as examples of Jung's widely ranging reach. They wrote their essays in concert as if this effort was their tribute to the man whose work has touched so many.