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This book was much talked about in the psychology department at Union Theological Seminary, talked about as if there were something naughty or scandalous about it. Although never assigned, I purchased it in hardcover and read it with avidity. The scandal was that Ellenberger traces what he calls "dyn Leggi tutto

The is on Jordan Peterson’s list of recommended reading and covers the dynamic psychiatry that holds great interest for me. It is really 4-5 books at an imposing 1269 pages, it is the longest book I have read all at once. It took me three and a half months to read. This is only for reading if you ha Leggi tutto

As most everyone knows, Freud discovered the unconscious, right? Wrong. Henri Ellenberger’s massive The Discovery of the Unconscious reveals that theories of the unconscious pre-date Freud by at least a century. Ellenberger describes in detail the very rich theories of the unconscious of Carus and v Leggi tutto

It's truly mindblowing such a book even exists. Ellenberger set out to do a seemingly impossible task, yet somehow succeeded. Tracking the discovery of the unconscious from its beginnings in prehistory up to the late 20th Century. Not only the history of dynamic psychiatry itself but expanding into

Upon waking, one becomes conscious. Upon sleeping, they exit consciousness and enter unconsciousness. Or rather, the consciousness leaves them giving them a brief taste of death. This division between conscious and unconscious was never drawn into question by the sane and reasonable. Nor is it now. Th Leggi tutto

Cin çıkarma ve hipnozdan psikanaliz ve diğer tekniklere kadar psikiyatrinin gelişimi, tarihsel ve sosyal arka planı ile birlikte çok kapsamlı olarak ele alınmış ve dört önemli ekol detaylı bir şekilde incelenmiş.

The book is huge and amazing, filled with facts and very thoroughly documented. I gave it only 3 stars though because it's a huge investment of time, and I couldn't remember a lot of information throughout the book. It's interesting to understand where the idea of unconscious came from and how it ev Leggi tutto

Absolutely exceptional. A must read for any aspiring psychologist. It highlights and describes the history of some of the most controversial - and yet most accepted - theories and figures in the world of the unconscious. Exhilarating, exhausting and approachable this book has had me in its palm for

In this book, Ellenberger gives us some fascinating insights into the evolution of dynamic psychiatry and he shows just how much Freud, Adler and Jung stood on the shoulders of the many pioneers who provided the same ideas but are almost forgotten today. It is not enough to have a great idea – the e Leggi tutto