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Book SynopsisWas the leading psychologist of his time a Nazi sympathiser? This was the question asked by many after the Second World War, as they sought to explain Jung's actions and publications during Nazi rule. So great was the controversy that his reputation risked being permanently damaged. Essays on Contemporary Events was the first broadside in his vigorous defence of his beleaguered reputation. This remarkable work is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Jung. It will enable the reader to decide: was Jung wholly innocent of the accusations or had he, like so many others, fallen under the Nazi spell and was now trying to make amends.
Trade Review'There is an abundance of eloquence, brilliant sidelights on recent history, many flashes of wit, many apparent profundities.' - Times Literary Supplement
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction:; Chapter 2 Wotan 1, First published as “Wotan,” Neue Schweizer Rundschau (Zurich), n.s., III (March, 1936), 657–69. Motto, trans. by H. C. Roberts: “In Germany shall divers sects arise, Coming very near to happy paganism. The heart captivated and small receivings Shall open the gate to pay the true tithe.”; Chapter 3 Psychotherapy Today 1, A lecture delivered to a Section of the Swiss Society for Psychotherapy at its fourth annual meeting (1941). The Section was formed to further the interests of psychotherapists in Switzerland. The lecture was published as “Die Psychotherapie in der Gegenwart” in the Schweizerische Zeilschrift für Psychologie und ihre Anwendungen, IV (1945), 1–18.; Chapter 4 Psychotherapy and a Philosophy of Life 1, The introductory address to a discussion at the Conference for Psychology, Zurich, September 26, 1942. Published as “Psychotherapie und Weltanschauung” in the Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Psychologie und ihre Anwendungen, I (1943):3, 157–64.; Chapter 5 After the Catastrophe 1, First published as “Nach der Katastrophe,” Neue Schweizer Rundschau (Zurich), n.s., XIII (1945), 67–88.; Chapter 6 Epilogue;
