Category Archives: Value of Life
CARL GUSTAV JUNG
(1875-1961)
from Letters- July 10, 1946
- July 25, 1946
- Oct. 13, 1951
- Nov. 10, 1955
Carl Gustav Jung, born Karl Gustav II Jung, is regarded as the founder of analytical psychology. He was born in Kesswil, Switzerland, the son of a poor Protestant clergyman and philologist who taught him Latin at an early age. … Continue reading
WILLIAM JAMES
(1842-1910)
from The Principles of Psychology
from Is Life Worth Living?
The son of the eccentric American philosopher Henry James, Sr., who was influenced by Swedenborgianism and Fourierism, and the brother of Henry James, the eminent novelist and literary critic, William James became a major figure in both philosophy and … Continue reading
IMMANUEL KANT
(1724-1804)
from Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals
from The Metaphysical Principles of Virtue: Man’s Duty to Himself Insofar as He Is an Animal Being
from Lectures on Ethics: Duties Towards the Body in Regard to Life
Immanuel Kant was born in Königsberg, East Prussia (today Kaliningrad, Russia), to a devoutly religious Lutheran Pietist family. At the age of 16, he entered the University of Königsberg, initially to study theology, and later to read natural science … Continue reading