By Eva Gregersen In spite of the previous essays offered on this site, as well as the essays of Jung and von Franz, there are still people who argue that the inferior function is just like the other three functions, just less well-developed. However, as we have previously argued, such a conception is Aristotelian, not[…] Continue Reading
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By Ryan Smith and Eva Gregersen In 2012, we wrote a piece, Determining Function Axes, where we argued for an axial understanding of the cognitive functions. To some extent, this conception had always been part of Jungian typology, but as far as we know, the idea of function axes, and their ontological and epistemological implications,[…] Continue Reading
Jonathan C. Gold: Paving the Great Way Columbia University Press 2015 Review by Ryan Smith The Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu (ca. 350-450 CE) was a prominent contributor to numerous schools of Buddhist thought. As opposed to the majority of Buddhist thinkers, who acquaint themselves with one or two schools of Buddhism, Vasubandhu stands apart as a[…] Continue Reading
“[With Pythagoras] everything derives from a wisdom equally and undividedly committed to the sacred and the worldly, the rational and the religious – it is the wisdom of one whose knowledge ‘transcends’ that of the common man.” – Walter Burkert: Weisheit und Wissenschaft (Verlag Hans Carl 1962) p. 173 “[Pythagoras’] motive in acquiring power …[…] Continue Reading
Boye Akinwande is a contributing guest writer for CelebrityTypes. In this article, Akinwande explores the hidden merits and significance of Fi in an apologia for a function that has often been short-changed. By Boye Akinwande To many, the Introverted Feeling (Fi) function seems to be the hardest to understand because the values and sentiments that lie[…] Continue Reading
PREFACE TO THE ARTICLES ON GREEK LOVES The following article series on the Greek Loves has been crafted under the supreme influence of Irving Singer’s The Nature of Love: Plato to Luther (Random House 1966) and Gardner Fair’s An Introductory Guide through Plato’s Symposium (Molloy College 2000). I am immensely indebted to both of these[…] Continue Reading
By Eva Gregersen and Ryan Smith Of all the function slots, the tertiary function is perhaps the most overlooked and least understood. The dominant function is fairly self-explanatory as the prime determinant of conscious orientation; von Franz has done good work on the inferior; and van der Hoop did his part to flesh out our[…] Continue Reading
By Sigurd Arild According to Hume, there are two kinds of propositions: Relations between ideas and matters of fact. Relations between ideas are simple and can, given the scarcest of knowledge, be proven without having to rely on personal experience or outside observation. For example, five plus seven will always equal 12, and in theory[…] Continue Reading
Boye Akinwande is a contributing guest writer for CelebrityTypes. In this article, Akinwande elaborates on the concept of function axes and how to determine them, expanding on Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. By Boye Akinwande A facet of Jungian typology that CelebrityTypes has really brought to life, theoretically refined, and elaborated upon is the[…] Continue Reading
By Eva Gregersen and Sigurd Arild Since a lot of misinformation and erroneous scholarship on Spielrein and her life seems to be circulating, it may be worthwhile to take a moment to clear up some of the misunderstandings. 1: Jung never spanked Spielrein (and probably not her coat either) …This article requires site membership. If[…] Continue Reading