ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1928 this book was an attempt to acquaint the general public with the fundamentals of Individual Psychology. At the same time it is a demonstration of the practical application of these principles to the conduct of everyday relationships, and the organization of our personal life. Based upon a years’ lectures to audiences at the People’s Institute in Vienna, the purpose of the book was to point out how the mistaken behaviour of the individual affects harmony of our social and communal life; to teach the individual to recognize their own mistakes; and finally, to show them how they may effect a harmonious adjustment to the communal life. Adler felt that mistakes in business or in science were costly and deplorable, but mistakes in the conduct of life are usually dangerous to life itself. This book is dedicated by the author in his preface ‘to the task of illuminating man’s progress toward a better understanding of human nature.’
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |12 pages
Introduction
part Book I|143 pages
Human Behavior
chapter Chapter i|9 pages
The Soul
chapter Chapter II|7 pages
Social Aspects of the Psychic Life
chapter Chapter III|11 pages
Child and Society
chapter Chapter iv|25 pages
The World We Live in
chapter Chapter v|22 pages
The Feeling of Inferiority and the Striving for Recognition
chapter Chapter vi|29 pages
The Preparation for Life
chapter Chapter vii|29 pages
Sex
chapter Chapter viii|9 pages
The Family Constellation
part Book ii|120 pages
The Science of Character