If a bright and capable student such as young Jung were to be around, I
like to think that he could be turned on to psych science. He would be
fascinated I'm sure with the advances in neuropsych and cognitive
studies. Of course his mystical bent (and psychotic reveries)may have
inclined him more to literature, theological or anthropological studies.
If it is the older, adult Jung, then he again would surely stay in
psychiatry or perhaps become (as he is to some) a new-age healing guru
selling herbs and mysticism on the Net ;-) I too found his works to be
stimulating reading, along with other mystical and reflective writers
when I was an undergraduate. I came to appreciate substantic
contributions to knowledge a bit more but still find his work
interesting as literature, but not psychology. His racist views were
another turn-off for me in the sixties. Just one view, Gary Peterson
Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
Saginaw Valley State University
989-964-4491
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I am a high school teacher and psychology is only one of the
classes I teach (at this level, it�s all part of the History
Department). Please don�t be offended by my ignorance, I have advanced
degrees in other areas of study. This is the first time I�ve posted, so
please be gentle with me.
As an undergraduate, the work of Carl Jung fascinating. It is one
of the things that made me interested in psychology. I find Jung�s
writing to be powerful and personally useful, although I am aware of
the �unscientific� nature of his theories.
When I teach, I encourage critical thinking and I emphasize the
scientific method. If students bring up issues of �the soul� or
�dreams,� I tell them about people who have written on the subject,
but I also ask them to generate alternative explanations and think of
ways they could test their ideas.
So, I have 2 questions for Tipsters: (1) would you recommend Carl
Jung for graduate school if he were your student? And (2) Do you think I
am unfit to teach psychology because I still read Jung in the privacy of
my own home?
Thanks for the discussion�I find this topic to be very interesting.
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