Carl Jung

Now that you have read about some of the considerations that come along with comparison, what are the main critiques that you have of Jung and Campbell? How do these ideas and critiques shape your thinking about how to perform comparison properly? What are the implications of these ideas and critiques when it comes to interpreting the similarities and differences between stories?

by

Problems and Prospects of Comparison. See The Truth of Myth pages 80-84, 105-06, and the video “Carl Jung – what are the archetypes?” by The Academy of Ideas. Now that you have read about some of the considerations that come along with comparison, what are the main critiques that you have of Jung and Campbell? … Read more

We are embarking on a study of personality and how it is shaped and defined. Consider the theories of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung , who both focused their ideas surrounding personality on the primacy of unconscious forces in personality development?

by

Personality We are embarking on a study of personality and how it is shaped and defined. Consider the theories of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung , who both focused their ideas surrounding personality on the primacy of unconscious forces in personality development? Provide an example from popular culture that illustrates one, or perhaps both, of … Read more