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The discovery of the unconscious

Book • 1970
Henri Ellenberger's "The Discovery of the Unconscious" is a monumental historical survey of the development of ideas about the unconscious mind.

The book traces the evolution of these concepts from ancient times through the 19th and early 20th centuries, highlighting the contributions of numerous thinkers and clinicians.

Ellenberger meticulously documents the intellectual and clinical contexts that shaped the emergence of psychoanalysis and related schools of thought.

His work provides a rich and nuanced understanding of the historical forces that influenced the development of modern psychology.

The book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of psychology and the evolution of ideas about the human mind.

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Mentioned by Jordan Peterson as the best analysis of Freud, Jung, and Adler.
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Mentioned by Jordan Peterson while discussing psychological contagions.
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Recommended by Jordan B. Peterson as a great introduction to the psychoanalytic tradition.
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Recommended by Jordan B. Peterson as a great book for those interested in psychoanalytic ideas, Freud, Jung, and Adler, and the history of those ideas.
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Mentioned by Jordan Peterson when discussing the psychoanalytic perspective on the history of contagion.
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Mentioned by Jordan Peterson as a great book on the history of psychoanalytic thinking.
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