The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 172
... Rambler nr . 112 convincingly shows that Johnson understood this . Although the Ramblers are certainly not a continuous series of essays on psychological and psychiatric subjects , we regularly find in them various ex- planations and ...
... Rambler nr . 112 convincingly shows that Johnson understood this . Although the Ramblers are certainly not a continuous series of essays on psychological and psychiatric subjects , we regularly find in them various ex- planations and ...
Page 186
... ( Rambler nr . 126 ) . This is a concise summary of the basic structure of neurosis . It is fear that promotes defence and repression . The neu- rotic yields to his need for safety and allows his existence to be guided by defence instead ...
... ( Rambler nr . 126 ) . This is a concise summary of the basic structure of neurosis . It is fear that promotes defence and repression . The neu- rotic yields to his need for safety and allows his existence to be guided by defence instead ...
Page 200
... Rambler nr . 23 , the end of Rambler nr . 25 , the beginning of Rambler nr . 31 , in Rambler nr . 32 , at the end of Rambler nr . 41 , and in Ramblers nr . 43 , 48 , 50 , 54 and 58. A typical , quite needless repetition , and I am now ...
... Rambler nr . 23 , the end of Rambler nr . 25 , the beginning of Rambler nr . 31 , in Rambler nr . 32 , at the end of Rambler nr . 41 , and in Ramblers nr . 43 , 48 , 50 , 54 and 58. A typical , quite needless repetition , and I am now ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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