Dangerous Desires: What Drives a Person?

Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung are two of the greatest representatives of 20th-century analytical psychology. Freud was the founder of this school and had a huge influence on philosophy, sociology, anthropology, literature, and art in the twentieth century. Interest in Freud’s theory never fades even today. Carl Jung was a faithful student of Sigmund Freud and was considered his “throne heir,” but then a conflict arose between them, after which Jung left Freud. The conflict was caused by different views on the motives behind human behavior—Freud believed that it is mainly driven by suppressed sexual desires, while Jung assigned sexuality a much smaller role. According to Jung, human behavior depends more on “archetypal images” and the “collective unconscious” than on the sexual energy of libido.

The book presented to your attention contains the most significant works of Freud and Jung, in which the question of what drives people in their behavior is answered. It also includes Jung’s memories of Freud, where readers will find interesting information about this great psychoanalyst and will learn how Jung explains the reasons for the conflict between them. This audiobook is accompanied by a PDF file recommended for download. The file is important for understanding and absorbing the book.