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Available
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Publication
Princeton University Press (1979), Edition: Expanded, 352 pages
Description
This book explores the use and development of man's symbolizing capacities-those qualities that make him distinctly human. Dr. Whitmont describes the symbolic approach to a dream, which takes into account a symptom's meaning in reference to an unfolding wholeness of personality. He then presents the view that the instinctual urge for meaning is served by the symbolizing capacities, and that this urge has been repressed in our time. In the field of psychology, this symbolic approach is most fully exemplified by the theories of C. G. Jung. The author's contribution includes many differentiations and speculations, especially concerning the problems of relatedness.
LCC
BF173 .W542
Original publication date
1969
Physical description
352 p.; 5.51 inches
ISBN
0691024545 / 9780691024547