[Offline] Discussing Psychological Types - Carl Gustav Jung

This is NOT an online meeting but an in-person meeting.
Reading the book is not required.

During the book discussion the leader of the discussion presents the most interesting parts of the book. The great emphasis is placed on discussion.

Book Description

The book discussed will be Psychological Types by Carl Gustav Jung.

Carl Jung's Psychological Types (1921) is a cornerstone in his analytical psychology, offering a systematic framework for understanding the interplay between conscious attitudes and unconscious compensations in human behavior. This landmark work introduces Jung’s theory of psychological types, which categorizes people according to their dominant psychological functions—thinking, feeling, sensation, and intuition—and attitudes—introversion and extraversion. Jung’s typology offers a structured approach to understanding personality differences and has since become one of his most widely recognized contributions, forming the basis for various personality assessments, including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

Here in his famous Psychologische Typen, C.G. Jung elaborates on the differences in fundamental psychological orientations among individuals. According to Jung, these orientations define how individuals perceive the world and make decisions. The core of this theory revolves around two Kantian Antinomies: Attitude and Function types. This work is one of the foundational theories which the field of Analytic Psychology rests and is the origin of personality differentiation including the Myers-Briggs and the Big five.