- Paperback: 232 pages
- Publisher: Karnac Books (30 Nov 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1855754681
- ISBN-13: 978-1855754683
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.1 x 1.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 892,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Thomas Lawson offers Jung for the thinking and acting man and woman. Lucidly and humanely explicating Jung's deepest insights, he also shows how they make sense in daily life as in a court trial or when a dog is run over or a bird 'spooked' by a vehicle, and he eschews vague mystique inviting us to think through Jung's perspective in clear, mature language. He also develops a suggestive argument about the evolution of consciousness, drawing on contexts ranging from contemporary physics and genetics to philosophy. The argument will inform Jungians and others in the mental health field, but this work is helpful to anyone pondering and living in the world. I am grateful for this work! --James Peacock, anthropologist, author of 'Consciousness and Change'
As a follower for many years of the great Swiss psychiatrist C.G. Jung, I have enjoyed Mr. Lawson's book very much indeed. It is gratifying that its principal effect can only be to widen and popularize Jung's ideas. While I have always found Sigmund Freud a bit difficult, I cannot speak too highly of a book that explains to ordinary readers like myself Jung's readily comprehensible work. I hope that it will be widely read by lay followers of Jung, both in the United States and the United Kingdom. --Richard Adams, Novelist
As a follower for many years of the great Swiss psychiatrist C.G. Jung, I have enjoyed Mr. Lawson's book very much indeed. It is gratifying that its principal effect can only be to widen and popularize Jung's ideas. While I have always found Sigmund Freud a bit difficult, I cannot speak too highly of a book that explains to ordinary readers like myself Jung's readily comprehensible work. I hope that it will be widely read by lay followers of Jung, both in the United States and the United Kingdom. --Richard Adams, Novelist
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'Carl Jung, Darwin of the Mind' is a review and an explanation of Jung's thought set in an evolutionary context. Jung explored the human psyche throughout his long life. His writings, of astonishing scope and depth, elaborate on imagery that can be found in rituals, myths and fables worldwide as well as in the dreams, visions and fantasies of his patients and himself. Jung pursued common threads of meaning to the point of becoming deeply versed in the esoterica of Eastern mysticism, Gnosticism, and alchemy. Taken collectively, Jung's works develop a coherent theory about how the psyche is constructed, including an idea of how consciousness emerged as a part of it. The author demonstrates that Jung's concept of a collective unconscious structured by archetypes meshes well with accepted views of evolution and can be squared with the most rigorous science of today.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Jung: finally accessible!
9 Aug 2008
Format:Paperback
Always interested in the theories of Jung, particularly as a sort of antidote to the rigid notions of Freud, I nevertheless could not really grasp the intricacies of his thought, based on my Psychology 101 course in college. Thomas Lawson clearly has digested the vast writings of Jung and now made the psychologist's major themes accessible. Lawson has a clear and succinct writing style, and his occasional use of personal illustrations are apt and helpful. This book is most welcome for those of us who want to understand this psychologist and his ongoing influence. While invaluable to the lay person, it should also be very helpful to the student of psychology.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Jung For The Layman
30 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback
After many years as an outstanding trial lawyer,Tom Lawson decided to pursue other interests.For the last fifteen years he has been painting ,flyfishing and studying Carl Jung.Having also practiced law ,I am not an expert in any of these areas.However after reading this I feel I have some insight into the influnence Jung has on our society.The book is not easy reading,but when you are finished your view of the" mind" has been greatly expanded.It is a book to be read and reread. both by laymen interested in the this field as well as by the professionals in mental health.Its greatest appeal is that is doesn't seem to have been writen by a lawyer.
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Jung for the Inquiring Mind
26 Oct 2008
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Like so many people, I was exposed to Carl Jung's work in college, but the exposure created no clear picture in my mind. My understanding of Jung was vague. Recently, my wife heard Tom Lawson, the author of this book, speaking on the radio program "With Good Reason" (which is broadcast in my area in Virginia on the National Public Radio station) about Carl Jung. She told me that this short discussion summed up Jung's principles as clearly and succinctly as she had ever heard.
Clear and succinct is how I would describe the book as well. Mr. Lawson is an excellent writer, and somehow he manages the difficult task of putting forth complex ideas in straightforward language while not over-simplifying or talking down to the reader. This is a book that I would not have been ready for twenty years ago, and I probably would not have read it, so I am glad he waited until this year to publish the book.
Time and again I would read a passage and say to myself in recognition, "aha, I knew that!" but had never articulated it. The distinction between self and ego is profound, and although I was familiar with that idea, this book brought it into clear focus for me.
I believe Mr. Lawson's interview can still be heard on http://www.withgoodreasonradio.org/archives/2008/wgrjul08.htm
Highly recommended for the lay audience.
Clear and succinct is how I would describe the book as well. Mr. Lawson is an excellent writer, and somehow he manages the difficult task of putting forth complex ideas in straightforward language while not over-simplifying or talking down to the reader. This is a book that I would not have been ready for twenty years ago, and I probably would not have read it, so I am glad he waited until this year to publish the book.
Time and again I would read a passage and say to myself in recognition, "aha, I knew that!" but had never articulated it. The distinction between self and ego is profound, and although I was familiar with that idea, this book brought it into clear focus for me.
I believe Mr. Lawson's interview can still be heard on http://www.withgoodreasonradio.org/archives/2008/wgrjul08.htm
Highly recommended for the lay audience.
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