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Jung’s short essay on the individual and mass society
1957Fast paceThoughtful
What it is about
Carl Jung warns that modern society and the state threaten individual identity. He argues that self-knowledge is the best protection. The essay was written during the early Cold War.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who want a short, accessible Jung.
What you will get
Written in the 1950s.
The Undiscovered Self Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Individual · Society · Self-knowledge
Length
128 pages · ≈ 4 h
More about this book
Characters
Carl Jung.
Setting
The Cold War world.
What makes it different
A short essay that can be a first Jung book.
Feel
Serious and urgent.
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