On the Nature of the Psyche 论灵魂的本质

InOntheNatureofthePsycheJungpresentsamasterlyoverviewofhistheoriesoftheunconscious,anditsrelationtotheconsciousmind.Jung'sdiscoveryofthe'collectiveunconscious',apsychicinheritancecommontoallhumankind,transformedtheunderstandingoftheselfandthewayweinterprettheworld.InOntheNatureofthePsycheJungdescribesthisremarkabletheoryinhisownwords,andpresentsamasterlyoverviewofhistheoriesoftheunconscious,anditsrelationtotheconsciousmind.AlsocontainedinthiscollectionisOnPsychicEnergy,whereJungdefendshisinterpretationofthelibido,akeyfactorinthebreakdownofhisrelationswithFreud.ForanyoneseekingtounderstandJung'sinsightsintothehumanmind,thisvolumeisessentialreading.