Clear all
Work #347 · Late (the major autobiographical work)

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Carl Gustav Jung
1957-61 (recorded conversations with Aniela Jaffé); published 1962 · German
Autobiography (recorded conversations) · Analytical psychology

Jung's late autobiography — the major source for his personal-spiritual development

Attribute Fingerprint

Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Memories, Dreams, Reflections (Late (the major autobiographical work))
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Non-local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Singular
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Cosmic-ordering
Observer · Moral Authority Experience
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Jung's personal-developmental time.

Space

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Swiss landscape; inner psychological space.

Matter

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Jung's embodied life.

Observer

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Jung as autobiographical narrator; Aniela Jaffé as recording presence.

Energy

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Energies of personal-psychological development.

Information

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Personal-spiritual record.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Editorial role of Aniela Jaffé in shaping the autobiography has been continuously analysed.