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“The truth is, Jung has brought back one member of the old duality, unreason, with a new name; it is no synthesis at all, but only the latest maneuver in the war against rationality that has been conducted with rising hysteria by literary intellectuals and humanists against the laws of a culture they have reason to distrust and disobey. The Jungian theory proposes to every disaffected humanist his "personal myth," as a sanctuary against the modern world. Against the vulgar democracy of intelligence, Jungian theory proposes an aristocracy of feeling. From this proposal derives Jung's persistent influence on modern critical and aesthetic style.”

Quote by Philip Rieff

Book:The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith After Freud

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The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith After Freud

This book delves into the intersection of faith and therapy, examining how religious beliefs and spiritual practices have been integrated into therapeutic approaches in the wake of Freudian psychoanalysis. more

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Philip Rieff (1922-2006) was an American cultural critic and sociologist known for his influential analysis of modern Western culture's transformation from religious to therapeutic worldview. His seminal work "The Triumph of the Therapeutic" (1966) established him as a prominent voice in cultural criticism. Rieff taught at several prestigious universities including the University of Chicago and contributed significantly to the understanding of secularization and moral authority in modern society. more

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Book:Pico della Mirandola: Oration on the Dignity of Man: A New Translation and Commentary

Source: Pico della Mirandola: Oration on the Dignity of Man: A New Translation and Commentary

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Source: Principia Humanitas