The Apollo-Dionysus Duality

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This paper discusses the origins of the Apollo-Dionysus duality and discusses its use by the philospher Nietzsche and the psyhologist Jung. The paper explains that the Apollo-Dionysus duality offers a way to gain insight into human nature.

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"This paper discusses the origins of the Apollo-Dionysus duality and its elaboration by thinkers throughout history. First this paper discusses the meanings bestowed upon Apollo and Dionysus by Greek history and culture. Then the paper discusses Nietzsche's discussion of this dualityand examples of poetry which demonstrate this opposition. Finally the paper discusses the analytic psychologist Carl Jung's theories of the conscious and unconscious which implicitly use this duality to understand the psyche."

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