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Darwin of the Mind

From: With Good Reason
Length: 29:36

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Two interviews for the curious among us: Why we can thank the anarchist movement for an 8 hour work week , then a discussion of new insights into the evolution of the conciousness. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-2 Of the two giants of psychology, Freud and Jung, the latter?s groundbreaking investigations into the workings of the mind have not always been fully appreciated. In his new book, 'Carl Jung, Darwin of the Mind,' Thomas T. Lawson redresses the imbalance and offers new insights into the evolution of consciousness. Also: One popular image of the nineteenth-century anarchist has been the wild-eyed radical throwing a bomb. Tom Goyens says that what anarchists fought for?everything from the eight hour work day to food co-ops and other organizations run by consensus?are now taken for granted in our society.

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Piece Description

Of the two giants of psychology, Freud and Jung, the latter?s groundbreaking investigations into the workings of the mind have not always been fully appreciated. In his new book, 'Carl Jung, Darwin of the Mind,' Thomas T. Lawson redresses the imbalance and offers new insights into the evolution of consciousness. Also: One popular image of the nineteenth-century anarchist has been the wild-eyed radical throwing a bomb. Tom Goyens says that what anarchists fought for?everything from the eight hour work day to food co-ops and other organizations run by consensus?are now taken for granted in our society.

Broadcast History

Aired July 19-26, 2008 on ten public radio stations in Virignia.

Timing and Cues

In Cue: Music bed
Out cue: "I'm Sarah McConnell, thanks for listening." followed by :15 sec music bed ends cold.

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http://www.withgoodreasonradio.org