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First of all, let us make sure that everyone can read the entire article in order to understand what Jung is trying to say. This quote comes from Jung's Collected Works, Volume 10, "Civilization in Transition", paragraph 255 (enclosed below). The paper is "Woman in Europe." 1/
It should be noted that this article "Woman in Europe" was published in 1927 when he was ~52 years old. His body of work shows him publishing into his late 70s / early 80s. 2/
It would be good, before making judgements, to understand Jung's understanding of Logos and Eros. The passage below comes from a much later work, his last in 1954 - Collected Works, Volume 14, "Mysterium Coniunctionis," paragraph 224. 3/
Collecting Jung's many statements on the concepts of Eros/Logos would be very helpful in understanding how he applies them. Here is another discussion of it in Jung's seminar on Nietzsche's "Thus Spake Zarathustra." 4/
From these, you can see that Eros/Logos are not considered facts by Jung, nor are they hardened concepts. Having said this, in my studies of Jung's work, I have had a # of discussions with those who have expressed concern at the seemingly sexist way that he looks at ... 5/
... gendered psychology. There is a clear recognition that Jung's perspective on gender was not as evolved as it is today. We must remember that Jung was a white European male who grew up in the late 19th century. His perspectives will, thus, certainly be biased to the ... 6/
... beliefs of that century. But, we should be clear about something. He was primarily an empiricist and the data he collected from his analysands, their dreams, mythology, archaeology, philosophy, religion, etc. would be seen, partially, through the lens of his upbringing. 7/
He did NOT want people to be "Jungians." Hence, he wanted people to come to their own conclusions. His Analytical Psychology, therefore, would encourage one to conduct their own empirical research and to arrive at their own conclusions on what that the data points to. 8/
Therefore, neither the definitions of Eros/Logos nor Jung's position on male/female psychology are considered, in Analytical Psychology, as dogmatic positions that all must follow. But, Jung did provide tools within his theory to arrive at ones own conclusions. 9/
And if you attend education on depth psychology (which is grounded, in part, on Jung's theories) at, say, Pacifica Graduate Institute, you will find that a much more modern treatment of gendered psychology is taught. 10/
This is because Jung's position is not considered dogma, because researchers have used the tools from Analytical Psychology and from more modern sources to arrive at more modern conclusions, and because many researchers are brilliant, wise, and powerful women. end/
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