Filatova's book published in English

[glam]

Ekaterina Filatova's socionics book "Understanding the People Around You: An Introduction to Socionics" has been published in English. it's been mentioned on the Workshop and Rick's blog recently, but i don't think anyone has mentioned it here yet. here's a brief summary for anyone who may be interesting in buying it:

it starts with:

- a Foreword by Betty Lou Leaver, Ph.D
- a Preface by A.V. Sokolov
- Acknowledgments from Ekaterina Filatova
- an Introduction

then it goes on to three main parts:

Part I: The Basis of Socionics - Jungian Functions — in this section she goes over the four Jungian dichotomies, the eight functions, the Jungian model (Model J). types are organized and discussed according to club (Socialists, Researchers, Humanists, Pragmatics).

Part II: Psychological Types — this section goes over each of the sixteen types, with profiles and functional descriptions for each.

Part III: Intertype Relationships — this section provides descriptions and functional explanations for all fourteen intertype relationships. quadras are briefly mentioned.

it ends with: two Appendices, one is an analysis of the types and relationships of the characters in Gone With the Wind, and the other is a socionics test based on dichotomies by Filatova. then there is a Literature page listing various socionics, typology, and psychology resources. lastly there is a page linking to various resources on the web (specifically: Socioniko.net, Socionics.us, Socionics.ibc.com.ua, The16types.info, Socionics.com, and Similarminds.com)

skimming through i did see that there are minor differences in the terminology, for example functions are called "Channels", e.g. Suggestible Channel. information elements are known as (Jungian) Functions. Logic is replaced with "Thinking" and Ethics is replaced with "Feeling" including in the type names, e.g. instead of SLE, the type is called STE, etc. also as previously mentioned Model J (the four function model) is used in this book; though Model A is briefly mentioned as the "full" model of the human psyche.

anyway i haven't started reading it yet; if anyone else has and would like to discuss it please share.

you can order it at Amazon.com: Amazon.com: Understanding the People Around You: An Introduction…

[Olga]

Hello to all,
Does anybody know about the new book on amazon.com or may be have read it?

Filatova Ekaterina: Understanding the People Around You: An Introduction to Socionics

[Enters Laughing]

Yes!

there's been a thread on it: http://www.the16types.info/vbulletin...ad.php?t=31959

[717495]

I also posted a thread of something I read from it, a short segment of IM descriptions. There is something just as helpful I wish to post. Very short type summaries from page 29-31.

I like this book, it makes ILI a clear case for my type, and has gotten some good marks for basic reading.

[Cybernetic]

Got this book in the mail today and I’m excited to read it. Came with a test that’s hard to cheat in the appendix which was fun.

[Cybernetic]

Alright, I finished this book today. A little mini review and some thoughts on it:

-I found it to be an easy read. Like others have mentioned it focuses on model J which uses 4 IM, making it easier for beginners and less likely to overwhelm a person with a bunch of new information.

-On the flip side, people who have read about model A may feel like information is “missing”, especially when it comes to the type descriptions and intertype relations. Depends on the person’s preference.

-Filatova uses excellent examples of the types and their relations to get her points across.

-There are some very minor typos, however the book is still understandable.

Overall I do recommend the book.

[nefnaf]

This book is worthwhile for the charts and diagrams alone. The portrait-style sketches are also nice. The other content is very hit-or-miss. In particular, the written type portraits feel lacking and many of the celebrity typings are questionable. It was a mistake for her to include assessments of English-speaking celebrities, and it seems that there are quite a few mistypes which is unfortunate.