C.G. Jung: The Haunted Prophet
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A probing and unflinching psychological biography, C.G. Jung: The Haunted Prophet chronicles the life of one of the twentieth century's most influential and controversial thinkers, examining the man behind the monumental theories with rare critical honesty. Paul J. Stern presents Jung not as a revered sage but as a deeply conflicted figure — a visionary haunted by his own inner demons, his fraught relationships, and the murky intersections of his personal life and professional legacy. The narrative uncovers the tensions between Jung's towering intellectual ambitions and his troubling moral compromises, including his complicated entanglements with National Socialism and his tumultuous break with Sigmund Freud. Written with the rigor of a scholar and the narrative drive of a seasoned biographer, Stern illustrates how Jung's psychological frameworks were inseparable from his own unresolved inner conflicts. The result is a portrait that is both intellectually stimulating and deeply humanizing, challenging readers to reckon with the shadow side of genius.
Author: Paul J. Stern
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, George Braziller
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A probing and unflinching psychological biography, C.G. Jung: The Haunted Prophet chronicles the life of one of the twentieth century's most influential and controversial thinkers, examining the man behind the monumental theories with rare critical honesty. Paul J. Stern presents Jung not as a revered sage but as a deeply conflicted figure — a visionary haunted by his own inner demons, his fraught relationships, and the murky intersections of his personal life and professional legacy. The narrative uncovers the tensions between Jung's towering intellectual ambitions and his troubling moral compromises, including his complicated entanglements with National Socialism and his tumultuous break with Sigmund Freud. Written with the rigor of a scholar and the narrative drive of a seasoned biographer, Stern illustrates how Jung's psychological frameworks were inseparable from his own unresolved inner conflicts. The result is a portrait that is both intellectually stimulating and deeply humanizing, challenging readers to reckon with the shadow side of genius.