Jung on Americans: the Illusion of Freedom

The Living Philosophy

Jung describes Americans as having an “astonishingly feeble resistance to collective influences” which he found “positively terrifying”. His 1931 article on the uniquely American psychology is filled with novel insights into American psychology: its herdlike nature, the Heroic Ideal driving it as well as showcasing some of Jung’s more unsavoury Shadow elements — his racism which we’ll talk more about in the next episode.

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📚 Further Reading:

- Jung, C.G. 1931. The Complications of American Psychology

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⌛ Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

0:50 It’s Complicated

06:52 The Heroic Ideal

09:25 The Source of American Psychology