Freud, Adler, and Jung: Discovering the Mind (Discovering the Mind, Volume 3) [Paperback]

Walter Kaufman (Editor)

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About the Author

Walter Kaufman (1921-1980) was professor of philosophy at Princeton University from 1947 until his death. He had visiting appointments at Columbia, Cornell, the University of Michigan, and the University of Washington among others. His books include The Future of the Humanities, Religion from Tolstoy to Camus,and the three volume series entitled Discovering the Mind.

Product Details

• Paperback: 494 pages
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887383955
• ISBN-13: 978-0887383953
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #833,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best slam on Jung ever in print., February 3, 2005

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This review is from: Freud, Adler, and Jung: Discovering the Mind (Discovering the Mind, Volume 3) (Paperback)

Kaufmann continues his examination of the development of depth psychology, primarily (over the whole series) from Goethe and Hegel to Nietzsche, and from Nietzsche to Freud. All Jungians should read and carefully digest this text. Kaufmann gives compelling examples of Jungs ideas and methodology, revealing sloppy thinking and scholarship. (E.g., the meanings of Jung's terms, especially the "Shadow", change from one book to the next.)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting look..., April 6, 2008

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This review is from: Freud, Adler, and Jung: Discovering the Mind (Discovering the Mind, Volume 3) (Paperback)

This book takes an interesting perspective on three very influential men in the counseling and psychology fields. The author seems to have a bit of an affinity for Freud, and therefore seems slightly protective of his memory; willing to find any inconsistencies the the stories of Adler and Jung to support the integrity of Freud. However, the stories he reports about all of the men and their lives are very enthralling, if not somewhat incomplete. This book provides a good introduction to these men and their work.

8 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Scholarship, June 7, 2004

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Conan the Librarian (Incognito CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Freud, Adler, and Jung: Discovering the Mind (Discovering the Mind, Volume 3) (Paperback)

Walter A. Kaufmann has produced an outstanding text. His research is meticulous and his prose style highly readable. Freud, Adler and Jung are presented accurately, and the reader is given fresh insights into tested psychoanalytical theory. This is a scholarly work of international significance, made even more profound by the incident detailed in Chapter 4. During his research at the Smithsonian Institution, Kaufmann discovered some hitherto unpublished correspondence relating to the sensational rift between Adler and Freud in 1912. The initial letter, dated May 12 of that year, read:

`Freud,
I have discovered the secret of the Unconscious. It does not repose in your Libido Theory. Resulting from Birth Trauma, all actions, reactions, thoughts and motivations derive from a desire for strudel - strudel with and without cinnamon, lightly dusted strudel with a piquant cheese platter to follow and strudel from Room Service.
Our association is henceforth terminated.
Yours, Adler.'

Freud replied by return post:

`My Dear Addled (Oops! Pardon the Slip),
After analyzing your letter, I am of the firm belief that you are quite a few granny smiths short of the full bushel. And one more thing - may I act as your agent regarding the paperback rights to any future cookbook?
Yours, for only 10% of net receipts,
Siggie.'

There is no record of Adler replying, but his book, `The Psychodynamics of Desserts', was released for the 1913 Christmas rush. It was dedicated to Freud, with the defiantly insulting inscription, `To Fraud: Jung accepted 5%.''

Kaufmann is as brilliant as his subjects, and rarely has a singular work exercised such plethoric influence.