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The Discovery Of The Unconscious
The History And Evolution Of Dynamic Psychiatry
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And if for anybody listening and watching who's interested in psychological ideas broadly and would like familiarity with the psychoanalytic tradition Freud Jung and Adler let's say primary there is not a better book than discovery of the unconscious it's really a work of Genius.
Jordan Peterson · Huberman Lab · Dec 2024 Listen at 3:16:20 Questions about The Discovery Of The Unconscious by Henri F. Ellenberger
Who recommends The Discovery Of The Unconscious by Henri F. Ellenberger on podcasts?
Jordan Peterson (6 episodes) has recommended The Discovery Of The Unconscious by Henri F. Ellenberger on podcasts. In all, 1 person brought it up across 4 podcasts.
Which podcasts mention The Discovery Of The Unconscious the most?
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (5 episodes), Huberman Lab (1 episode), Modern Wisdom (1 episode) and The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode).
Is The Discovery Of The Unconscious recommended, or only discussed?
The Discovery Of The Unconscious by Henri F. Ellenberger was recommended in 6 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 2 episodes, as of 2025-06-19.
What do people say about The Discovery Of The Unconscious?
Jordan Peterson on Huberman Lab (2024-12-30): "And if for anybody listening and watching who's interested in psychological ideas broadly and would like familiarity with the psychoanalytic tradition Freud Jung and Adler let's say primary there is not a better book than discovery of the unconscious it's really a work of Genius."
When was The Discovery Of The Unconscious last mentioned on a podcast?
The Discovery Of The Unconscious by Henri F. Ellenberger was last recommended on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast by Jordan Peterson on 2025-06-19.
What they say about it
- Analysis of Freud Jung and Adler“best analysis of Freud Jung and Adler”3
- Master document of clinical endeavor“master document on that front”2
- Work of genius“really a work of Genius”2
The best things said about it
There's a great book called discovery of the unconscious by a man named Henry ellenburger which was a canonical text for psychoanalytic training for about 30 years and it truly is a brilliant book.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Mar 2024 The master document on that front is a book called The Discovery of the Unconscious by Henri Ellenberger, which is an absolutely brilliant book on analysis of 350 years of clinical endeavor.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Mar 2023 If you like that book and you're interested in all three of them let's say there's a great book called discovery of the unconscious which was written by a man named hre elenberger who was the foremost exponent of existential psychology in the 1950s brilliant brilliant scholar and it is the best analysis of Freud Jung and Adler that's ever.
Jordan Peterson Huberman Lab · Dec 2024 There's a book by a man named Henry elenberger called discovery of the unconscious that traces back psychogenic epidemics to about 300 years and I knew that you know people in adolescence.
Jordan Peterson Modern Wisdom · Feb 2022 The master document on that front is a book by Henri Ellenberger titled 'The Discovery of the Unconscious,' which is an outstanding analysis of clinical endeavor over the past 350 years.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Mar 2023 Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
Why people recommend it
The Discovery of the Unconscious by Henri F. Ellenberger is a comprehensive historical survey of psychoanalytic thought and the exploration of psychological ideas prior to Sigmund Freud. Jordan Peterson repeatedly recommended this monumental work across several podcasts, including The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast and the Huberman Lab. Peterson praised the volume as an absolute work of genius, noting that it served as a canonical text for psychoanalytic training for decades. He specifically highlighted Ellenberger's meticulous documentation tracing the history of clinical endeavors, psychological concepts, and psychogenic epidemics—such as historical versions of social contagion—over a span of 350 years. According to Peterson, anyone interested in gaining deep familiarity with the foundational psychoanalytic traditions established by Freud, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler can find no better or more brilliant resource than Ellenberger's scholarship. The book provides essential historical context on diagnostic categories, existential psychology, and the fundamental shifts in understanding the human mind.
Every mention
Jordan Peterson there's a great book called discovery of the unconscious by a man named Henry ellenburger which was a canon… 8
“There's a great book called um the history of the unconscious by Henri Alberge and he traces the history of psychoanalytic thought way back before memer and documents the hysteria so to speak which was the Freudian version of social contagion literally back it's 300 years so it's very well documented it's a great book by the way very useful”
“if you like that book and you're interested in all three of them let's say there's a great book called discovery of the unconscious which was written by a man named hre elenberger who was the foremost exponent of existential psychology in the 1950s brilliant brilliant scholar and it is the best analysis of Freud Jung and Adler that's ever”
“and if for anybody listening and watching who's interested in psychological ideas broadly and would like familiarity with the psychoanalytic tradition Freud Jung and Adler let's say primary there is not a better book than discovery of the unconscious and it's really a work of Genius”
“and if for anybody listening and watching who's interested in psychological ideas broadly and would like familiarity with the psychoanalytic tradition Freud Jung and Adler let's say primary there is not a better book than discovery of the unconscious it's really a work of Genius”
“there's a great book called discovery of the unconscious by a man named Henry ellenburger which was a canonical text for psychoanalytic training for about 30 years and it truly is a brilliant book”
“The master document on that front is a book called uh The Discovery of the Unconscious by Henri Ellenberger, which is an absolutely brilliant book on analysis of 350 years of clinical endeavor. A brilliant book.”
“The master document on that front is a book by Henri Ellenberger titled 'The Discovery of the Unconscious,' which is an outstanding analysis of clinical endeavor over the past 350 years.”
“so there's a book called discovery of the unconscious which is a great book henry ellenberger”
“there's a book by a man named Henry elenberger called discovery of the unconscious that traces back psychogenic epidemics to about 300 years and I knew that you know people in adolescence”
“and so i'd read this book called the discovery of the unconscious by henri ellenberger and he talked about psychological uh contagions”
“it's like I mean there's a book called discovery of the unconscious by a guy named hre Alber that was written in the believe in the' 60s great book on history of psychoanalysis”