Carl Jung
At a glance:
- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Psychology, Psychiatry
- Subcategories: Psychologists, Psychiatrists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History
Article abstract: Jung, the founder of analytic psychology, is probably best known for his descriptions of the orientations of the personality, “extroversion” and “introversion.” His theories of universal symbolic representations have had a far-reaching impact on such diverse disciplines as art, literature, filmmaking, religion, anthropology, and history.
Early Life
Carl Gustav Jung was descended from a long line of physicians and theologians. His father, Johann Paul Achilles Jung, was a pastor of the Swiss Reformed Church, as were eight of his...
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