Why Jung Hated Philosophers

Jung once described himself as a failed philosopher. Instead he chose the path of science with psychology. It is surprising then to see what Walter Kaufmann calls Jung’s “wildly emotional overreaction“ to thinkers like Heidegger and Kierkegaard. Is philosophy Jung’s Shadow? In this episode we explore what Jung said about the philosophers and why. For this we’ll draw on letters written by Jung and look at the tension in him between what he calls his No. 1 Personality and his No. 2 Personality and then we’re going to explore whether this hatred of the philosophers might not come from a fault-line in Jung’s own psychology. ____________________ 📚 Further Reading: Jung, C.G. Memories, Dreams, Reflections Jung, C.G., 2012. The red book: A reader’s edition. WW Norton & Company. Jung, C.G., 2015. Letters of CG Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950. Routledge Jung, C.G., 2021. CG Jung Letters, Volume 2: 1951-1961. Princeton University Press Freud, S. and Jung, C.G., 1994. The Freud-Jung Letters: The Correspondence Between Sigmund Freud and CG Jung. Princeton University Press. Nietzsche, F., 1992. Basic Writings of Nietzsche. Modern Library. Kaufmann, W. ed., 1992. Freud, Alder, and Jung: Discovering the Mind. Routledge. ____________________ 📫The Letters - Arnold Kiinzli, 4 February 1943 - Arnold Kiinzli, 28 February 1943 - Arnold Kiinzli, 16 March 1943 - J. Meinertz, 3 July 1939 - Pastor Bremi, 26 December 1953 - Friedrich Seifert, 31 July 1935 - Dr. Pannwitz, 27 March 1937 ________________ ⭐ Support the channel (thank you!) ▶ Patreon: ▶ Ko-fi: _________________ 💬 More from The Living Philosophy ▶ Discord ▶ 📨 Subscribe with email: ________________ 🎼 Media Used: 1. Despair and Triumph — Kevin MacLeod 2. Dark Times — Kevin MacLeod 3. Long Note Three — Kevin MacLeod 4. Mermerize — Kevin MacLeod 5. There’s Probably No Time — Chris Zabriskie 6. End of the Era  — Kevin MacLeod Subscribe to Kevin MacLeod []() Subscribe to Chris Zabriskie []() _________________ ⌛ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:42 Beyond their proper bounds 7:21 A bunch of neurotics 11:06 The Unlived Jung 15:48 Philosophy: Jung’s Shadow