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Surprisingly easy read. von Hartmann first published this book in 1868 years before Freud/Jung expanded upon the unconscious. He attempts to reconcile German idealism (Schopenhauer's Will...) with the natural sciences. Some of the insights are great (esp. on animal instincts). This will be a long slog, but von Hartmann writes in readable prose...I could have been fooled that it was written a few years ago.