Abstract
In this chapter, I will attempt to reinterpret the constructive method of Jung’s psychology in comparison with Vygotsky’s theory of thought and speech. The point of the discussion is the transcendent function as one of the core concepts of Jung’s psychology. Then I shall discuss the semiotic activity of inner speech from the dialogical viewpoint. Finally, the deep theme of the dynamic relation between consciousness and unconsciousness will be explored.
The meaningful word is a microcosm of human consciousness.
(Vygotsky, 1934, p. 285)
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Morioka, M. (2011). The Cosmology of Inner Speech: Jung and Vygotsky. In: Jones, R.A., Morioka, M. (eds) Jungian and Dialogical Self Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230307490_13
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