The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 134
... said to a friend ( 32 , p . 1248 ) . His wit was spontaneous and ready , in spite of the apparent weightiness of his well - considered and measured phrases , Part a Defence and resistance ΙΙΟ b The sympathetic principle ΙΙΟ Part two.
... said to a friend ( 32 , p . 1248 ) . His wit was spontaneous and ready , in spite of the apparent weightiness of his well - considered and measured phrases , Part a Defence and resistance ΙΙΟ b The sympathetic principle ΙΙΟ Part two.
Page 190
... considered to include conditions of a neurotic - hypochondriacal character and also depressions of melancholic origin . Johnson himself held similar views , partly from his own experience and partly on the authority of Robert Burton's ...
... considered to include conditions of a neurotic - hypochondriacal character and also depressions of melancholic origin . Johnson himself held similar views , partly from his own experience and partly on the authority of Robert Burton's ...
Page 194
... considered . It is fascinating to read what a great author such as E.M. Forster once wrote about " the problem of common sense " ( 58 ) . Common sense is often regarded with a degree of censure . It is considered rather superficial and ...
... considered . It is fascinating to read what a great author such as E.M. Forster once wrote about " the problem of common sense " ( 58 ) . Common sense is often regarded with a degree of censure . It is considered rather superficial and ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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