The 'I' and the 'Not-I'

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PSYCHOLOGY
THE I AND THE NOT I
a study in the development of consciousness
"The book is written from a rich store of knowledge and experience, and can claim a distinctive place among its several predecessors. The author's main objective in marshalling her material is a plea for the development of consciousness, not only for the purpose of achieving a fuller life but also as an ethical task. . . . The descriptive sections are well done and eminently readable. The author is at her best when representing human situations in which the underlying psychological factors can be seen at work and brought to the notice of the reader." —The Journal of Analytical Psychology
"By far the best book we have presenting the basic ideas of Jung's psychology for the nonspecialist. Postulating the concepts of the I (ego) and the Not-I (the unconscious and the objective worlds), she takes the reader on an explanatory journey through Jungian depth psychology. Often misunderstood Jungian terms, such... Tovább

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PSYCHOLOGY
THE I AND THE NOT I
a study in the development of consciousness
"The book is written from a rich store of knowledge and experience, and can claim a distinctive place among its several predecessors. The author's main objective in marshalling her material is a plea for the development of consciousness, not only for the purpose of achieving a fuller life but also as an ethical task. . . . The descriptive sections are well done and eminently readable. The author is at her best when representing human situations in which the underlying psychological factors can be seen at work and brought to the notice of the reader." —The Journal of Analytical Psychology
"By far the best book we have presenting the basic ideas of Jung's psychology for the nonspecialist. Postulating the concepts of the I (ego) and the Not-I (the unconscious and the objective worlds), she takes the reader on an explanatory journey through Jungian depth psychology. Often misunderstood Jungian terms, such as the shadow, anima and the animus, participation mystique and the collective unconscious are examined as they relate to the I and the Not-I in their everyday situations rather than in their application in the world of the neurotic."—Library Journal
M. Esther Harding, M.D., was trained at the London School of Medicine for Women and the University of London. She worked with C.G. Jung at Zurich in 1922 and in subsequent years and came to New York to start her analytical practice in 1923. She was a founding member of the Analytical Psychology Club of New York, the Medical Society of Analytical Psychology of America, and the C.G. Jung Foundation of New York. She died in 1971. Her other works are The Way of All Women, Women's Mysteries, Journey into Self, and Psychic Energy (the last title is also available as a Princeton/ Bollingen Paperback). Vissza