Analytical Typology
Events like the 2024 United States presidential election highlight the psychologically naïve and erroneous view that humans approach problems and make decisions in a homogeneous way. Simultaneously, they display a consistency in the innate typicalness of individual approaches to problem solving. Analytical Typology focuses on demonstrating these heterogeneous patterns in the decision-making processes of individuals.
Carl Jung published his comprehensive work on decision-making in 1921 in his book Psychologische Typen. Jung once pointed out that individuals are effectively incapable of comprehending and giving full sanction to any important viewpoint other than their own. It is a futile endeavour to present the full scope and complexity of Jung’s pioneering work on decision-making in one big step. A sensible starting point is to present one key element of Jung’s work with clarity and thereby demonstrate its scientific validity.
The current actuality of intuition in decision-making is a clear indication of its relevance and serves us well as the first key element in decision-making to scrutinize. We invite you to investigate with us “the problem of intuition” through Jung’s lens.
Our themes are presented in a specific sequence.
We recommend that you follow this sequence for the first 7 headings below.
VALIDATIONS
“Your book* on the Psychological Types … is so very informative and interesting, and I’ve learnt such a lot reading through it. Really stimulating for further thinking.”
* The Magna Carta of Carl Jung
Prof Astrid Berg
Child Psychiatrist & Jungian Analyst
Emerita Prof / Universities of Cape Town & Stellenbosch / Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
November 2024
“The paper* appears to provide a systematic exposition of Jung’s theories and arguments with respect to his analytical psychology qualifying as a scientific approach to psychology. In this regard the paper is internally consistent in that nothing contained in it seems to contradict the presented line of reasoning, nor do the arguments appear to contradict Jung’s theory. Thus, as a means of presenting Jung’s thoughts on the scientific “integrity” of his theory and method, the paper appears to succeed. Congratulations on a very well written and informative paper.”
* Carl Jung’s Argument for his Empirical Psychology
Prof Stephen Walker
Professor / University of Bloemfontein / Department of Psychology
February 2025
“I commend the authors for a highly competent scholarly essay.* They used and commented only on Jung’s original writing. No secondary texts or critique of Jung’s work was used. They made Jung ‘speak for himself’. Jung’s emphasis on empirical ‘facts’ is prominent.”
* Carl Jung’s Argument for his Empirical Psychology
Prof Rex van Vuuren
Clinical and Research Psychologist
Emeritus Prof / University of Pretoria / Department of Psychology
February 2025