Average Quote by Emile Durkheim

“As a result of this averaging the collective consciousness holds certain stable beliefs regarding different things. And it is this collective belief regarding different…

— Grigori Grabovoi

Every society by its own practice of living and by the mode of relatedness, of feelings, and perceiving, develops a system of categories which…

— Erich Fromm

The collective unconscious contains the whole spiritual heritage of mankind's evolution born anew in the brain structure of every individual.

— Carl Jung

In the history of the collective as in the history of the individual, everything depends on the development of consciousness.

— Carl Jung

“Like any organic entity, a system of consciousness manifests itself through the orderly, differentiated development of a certain unifying reality.”

— Kitaro Nishida

“As the mind of the individual develops within various contexts, such as the family or different educational institutions, it seeks out those various and…

— Steven Grosby

The collective consciousness is comprised of all minds past, present and future combined. From an Amoeba to an Elephant.

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

The major producer of the social chaos, the indeterminacy of thought and values that rational knowledge is supposed to eliminate, is none other than…

— Robert M. Pirsig

A society which is clamoring for choice, which is filled with many articulate groups, each urging its own brand of salvation, its own variety…

— Margaret Mead

“When, however, it is proposed to imbue the mind of a crowd with ideas and beliefs—with modern social theories, for instance—the leaders have recourse…

— Gustave Le Bon

“Every person and everything is an extension of your consciousness. This includes humans, animals, elements of nature, inanimate objects and everything down to a…

— Russell Anthony Gibbs

Our conscious motivations, ideas, and beliefs are a blend of false information, biases, irrational passions, rationalizations, prejudices, in which morsels of truth swim around…

— Erich Fromm