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H. Spiegelberg On the Phenomenology of C. G. Jung

H. Spiegelberg On the Phenomenology of C. G. Jung 75 H. SPIEGELBERG ON THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF C. G. JUNG john L. Carafides In his recent volume, Phenomenology in Psychology and Psychiatry, Herbert Spiegelberg devotes a page and a half to an appraisal of Jung's phenomenology. 1 His conclusions are that while Jung came close to a phenomenological attitude he had no real link with phenomenological philosophy or its mem- bers.' Jung's phenomenology was, he says, merely a communi- 76 cative device used in response to its growing popularity. In support of this contention he cites changes in some of Jung's titles and subtitles to include the word phenomenology.3 3 Spiegelberg is doubtless correct in his general estimate of Jung's relationship to phenomenology, but until a more detailed investigation of Jung's unpublished papers is conducted a defini- tive statement is still lacking. What I would like to indicate here although not in any detailed way are some features of Jung's thought which Spiegelberg did not mention in his overview. I would, however, like to be explicit in that I am making no claim that Jung was a phenomenologist in the strict sense of the term. For it is quite possible that a more exhaustive account will reveal that http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Phenomenological Psychology Brill

H. Spiegelberg On the Phenomenology of C. G. Jung

Carafides, John L.
Journal of Phenomenological Psychology , Volume 5 (1): 75 – Jan 1, 1974
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© 1974 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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75 H. SPIEGELBERG ON THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF C. G. JUNG john L. Carafides In his recent volume, Phenomenology in Psychology and Psychiatry, Herbert Spiegelberg devotes a page and a half to an appraisal of Jung's phenomenology. 1 His conclusions are that while Jung came close to a phenomenological attitude he had no real link with phenomenological philosophy or its mem- bers.' Jung's phenomenology was, he says, merely a communi- 76 cative device used in response to its growing popularity. In support of this contention he cites changes in some of Jung's titles and subtitles to include the word phenomenology.3 3 Spiegelberg is doubtless correct in his general estimate of Jung's relationship to phenomenology, but until a more detailed investigation of Jung's unpublished papers is conducted a defini- tive statement is still lacking. What I would like to indicate here although not in any detailed way are some features of Jung's thought which Spiegelberg did not mention in his overview. I would, however, like to be explicit in that I am making no claim that Jung was a phenomenologist in the strict sense of the term. For it is quite possible that a more exhaustive account will reveal that

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Published: Jan 1, 1974

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