1st Edition

Towards a Jungian Theory of the Ego

By Karen Evers-Fahey Copyright 2017
244 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Despite their prevalence and weight in many of his collected works and letters, Jung did not articulate a general theory of the ego and consciousness. Towards a Jungian Theory of the Ego examines the development of Jung’s concept of the ego as he expanded and revised this concept, from his earliest formulations about consciousness while a student, to his mature thoughts at the end of his life.... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Energic Paradigm and the Symbolic Paradigm  3. 1896-1914: Historical Development  4. 1914-1945: Outer Research and Inner Transformation  5. 1945-1956: Later Works  6. Ego Theory in Jung’s Psychology

Biography

Dr. Karen Evers-Fahey is a Zurich trained Jungian analyst and is a training analyst with the international program of the CG Jung Institute Zurich. She has been a training and supervisory analyst in Zurich at ISAP as well as the Jung Institute Zurich. She is also an assistant teaching professor at the University of Victoria School of Nursing.