1st Edition
Nietzsche and Jung The Whole Self in the Union of Opposites
By Lucy Huskinson
Copyright 2004
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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Was Jung's interpretation and assessment of Nietzsche accurate? Nietzsche and Jung considers the thought and personalities of two icons of twentieth century philosophical and psychological thought, and reveals the extraordinary connections between them. Through a thorough examination of their work, Nietzsche and Jung succeeds in illuminating complex areas of Nietzsche's thought and resolving... Read more
Introduction. PartI: Opposites in the Whole Self. Opposites in Early Nietzsche: Metaphysical, Aesthetic, and Psychological Opposites. Opposites in Nietzsche Post-1878: The Denial of Metaphysical Opposites. The Übermensch as a Union of Opposites. Opposites in the Jungian Model of the Psyche. The Self as a Union of Opposites. Part II: The Potential Influence of Nietzsche's Model on Jung. The Disagreement Between Nietzsche and Jung: The Process of Uniting Opposites. The Similarities Between Nietzsche and Jung: The Whole Self in the Union of Opposites. Part III: Jung's Rejection of Nietzsche's Model. Nietzsche's Madness: A Jungian Critique of Nietzsche's Model. Nietzsche's Absolution: A Metacritique of Jung's Critique of Nietzsche's Model. Jung's Shadow: The Ambiguities of Jung's Reception of Nietzsche Resolved. Jung's Madness: A Nietzschean Critique of Jung's Model. Part IV: Conclusion.
Biography
Lucy Huskinson is a fellow of the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex. She has contributed articles for the Journal of Analytical Psychology and Harvest Journal for Jungian Studies.
