The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 58
... closely related to his lack of selfcontrol and his aggressiveness . Here again , a degenerative dis- position and epileptic features overlap . Perhaps I am too emphatic , but because degeneration is so often understood as static it can ...
... closely related to his lack of selfcontrol and his aggressiveness . Here again , a degenerative dis- position and epileptic features overlap . Perhaps I am too emphatic , but because degeneration is so often understood as static it can ...
Page 117
... closely related to the formative powers . It is likewise closely related to such human virtues as courage and stamina , even though these are " loca- lized " entirely within the conscious sphere of the will resis- tance encompasses a ...
... closely related to the formative powers . It is likewise closely related to such human virtues as courage and stamina , even though these are " loca- lized " entirely within the conscious sphere of the will resis- tance encompasses a ...
Page 140
... closely correlated . When passionate people express their opinions verbally , they also act accordingly . And this is cer- tainly typical of Johnson . Passionate persons hardly tolerate any contradiction to their principles ; Johnson ...
... closely correlated . When passionate people express their opinions verbally , they also act accordingly . And this is cer- tainly typical of Johnson . Passionate persons hardly tolerate any contradiction to their principles ; Johnson ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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