Review of Gary Clark, Carl Jung and the Evolutionary Sciences: A New Vision for Analytical Psychology. London and New York: Routledge, 2025
Abstract Carl Jung and the Evolutionary Sciences: A New Vision for Analytical Psychology by Gary Clark returns to the anthropological theories of Jung’s time to assess whether they, and those of Jung’s ideas informed by them, remain useful for contemporary Jungian research in light of more recent scientific advances. This essay presents Clark’s central claims, including his validation of Jung’s use of supposedly discredited evolutionary beliefs, and evaluates whether Clark’s project truly represents ‘a new vision for analytical psychology’.
Authors
- Benjamin J. Swogger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1193-8311)
Institutions
- University of West Georgia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Jungian Studies
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1163/19409060-bja10042
- Primary Topic
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00