Reviews for Major Issues in the Life and Work of C. G. Jung

The average rating for Major Issues in the Life and Work of C. G. Jung based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-08-25 00:00:00 Mel Jastram This is a must read if you're interested in the details of Schweitzer's Reverence for Life philosophy. The first part of the book features pieces from Schweitzer's published work. At times, Schweitzer could be a little esoteric, and his published works are often difficult to completely grasp. However, these segments are clear and easy to read, and they nicely outline his philosophy. The rest of the book features essays and meditations on the philosophy from scholars, students, and followers of the philosophy. I find the philosophy of Reverence for Life to be very moving and pragmatic. It's a call to not just accept that all beings want to live as we do, but to purposefully act on that acceptance (as Schweitzer suggests, this is the aim of ethics.) If you want to dig deeper into his philosophy and thoughts, I highly recommend this compilation.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-12-03 00:00:00 John Griffin If I hadn't just read The Last Man Who Knew Everything Thomas Young, The Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius, this book would have been more impressive. As it was, both authors wrote books about British polymaths who were doctors, made breakthroughs in their medical fields, made contributions to the Encyclopedia Britannica, and were linguistic pioneers. Of the two, however, Thomas Young seemed to be more worthy of the title "polymath". Kendall's book about Peter Mark Roget, best known as the creator of Roget's Thesaurus, is an awkward, choppy read. The book has a non-linear chain of events with a very linear plot style, which makes it difficult to parse through. Roget himself was a difficult, complicated man, and while Kendall tries extremely hard to make him a sympathetic character, he's ultimately unsuccessful. It's clear that Kendall has a tremendous amount of appreciation for Roget; unfortunately, he didn't convince me why that appreciation was warranted. Having said this, though, this is definitely a book that I'd like to re-read in a few years *without* having read Robinson's book. I have to admit that my review of Kendall's book was definitely influenced by having first read the biography of Young.