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Introvert University

Introvert University

By Harrison Paul

Introvert University is a podcast that explores and analyzes the philosophy, science, history, and social implications of introversion.
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Lecture 3: The Origin of Personality Types (The Functional Stack and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)

Introvert UniversitySep 10, 2020

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Lecture 3: The Origin of Personality Types (The Functional Stack and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)
Sep 10, 202040:19
Lecture 2: How the Mind Works (Jung's Functions and Types)

Lecture 2: How the Mind Works (Jung's Functions and Types)

This lecture explains Jung's model of how the mind works, the eight psychological functions, and the types of people they are associated with.  See here for a basic sketch of the introverted functions and here for a basic sketch of the extraverted functions.  Also, here is a link to tables with the Jungian functions and types for reference (scroll to the bottom).  

This lecture references Jung's Psychological Types (1971, Collected Works Vol. VI), and quotes come from pp. 436–437, 553, 360, 370, 346–347, 368, 380, and 399.  Main ideas come from Chapters 10 and 11 and the essay Psychological Typology (1936) in the Appendix.

Other references include Dario Nardi's book The Neuroscience of Personality (2011) and A.J. Drenth's profile of the ESTP personality type at https://personalityjunkie.com/estp/

Aug 15, 202047:15
The Philosophy and Science of Introversion Lecture 1: The Origin of Introversion

The Philosophy and Science of Introversion Lecture 1: The Origin of Introversion

An abridged version of Jung's Psychological Types and an analysis of how he came to the concepts of introversion and extraversion, along with reasons why we should study introversion today.

Course: The Philosophy and Science of Introversion

Lecture 1: The Origin of Introversion

References: Psychological Types, pp. 392-393, 427, 452-453.


Jul 16, 202036:51