Jung himself insisted that analytical psychology had no philosophical significance, and he himself was by no means a philosopher. Nevertheless, any psychology cannot develop without philosophical prerequisites, rightly argues Marilyn Nagy, an American Jungian analyst. She conducts their research in relation to analytical psychology in chronological order, starting from Jung’s childhood, from his student lectures. His first spirit hero was Kant, who was succeeded by Schopenhauer and Eduard von Hartmann. On the whole, argues Marilyn Nagy, Jung’s psychology was the answer to the philosophical questions of the XNUMXth century and is based on philosophical postulates expressing an idealistic and metaphysical view of reality. From her point of view, Jung found a psychological format for idealism acceptable for the XNUMXth century, and he himself became the latest in the tradition of great idealist philosophers who had a powerful influence on the culture of his time.
Dobrosvet, KDU, 360 p., 2015.