Fear of Jung : the complex doctrine and emotional science

1 Introduction. 2 Philosophy first, not first philosophy. 3 Ruminations on the psyche. 4 Jungian complexes in perspective. 5 Discussion of Jung's emotional complex doctrine. Intermezzo: the complex brain nuclei. 6 A complex consideration. 7 The complex and post traumatic stress disorder. 8 A complex integration: rethinking Jung's complex doctrine. A functional finale. Philosophy last, not "last philosophy": towards a natural human science of psychology

'Theo Cope took a considerable risk with Fear of Jung. It was a bold endeavour but he has pulled it off and in so doing has written an extraordinary book....To the empiricists, Jung is frequently a dirty word and to the Jungians, the empirical tradition seems arid and trivial. Theo Cope has successfully bridged this apparently impossible divide and managed to fit Jung's views on emotion into the received psychological wisdom of the 'psychology as a science' tradition. He has even gone so far as to make some sense of Jung's views within the rigorous domain of neuroscience. The book is a pleasure to read, both for its erudition and its courage.'

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