"Archetype: A Natural History of the Self", first published in 1982, was a ground-breaking book; the first to explore the connections between Jung's archetypes and evolutionary disciplines such as ethology and sociobiology, and an introduction to the archetypes in theory and practical application as well. In this revised, updated edition, Anthony Stevens considers the enormous cultural, social and intellectual changes that have taken place in the past 20 years. This volume includes: an updated chapter on the archetypal masculine and feminine, reflecting recent research findings and developments in the thinking of feminists; commentary on the intrusion of neo-Darwinian thinking into psychology and psychiatry; analysis of what has happened to the archetype in the past 20 years in terms of our understanding of it and our responses to it.

Author Biography

Anthony Stevens has worked as a Jungian analyst for the last 30 years, and is an experienced psychiatrist.