The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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... disease ? Which negative factors can be correlated to the disease ; which disturbances might be expected on the basis of this disease ? These questions , which Jaspers rightly regards as unavoidable in any pathography , can have an ...
... disease ? Which negative factors can be correlated to the disease ; which disturbances might be expected on the basis of this disease ? These questions , which Jaspers rightly regards as unavoidable in any pathography , can have an ...
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... Disease and moral deterioration were close together in this con- ception , which was sociological rather than medical . The theory of heredity provided this old concept with a new foundation . In 1857 Morel ( 380 ) introduced the ...
... Disease and moral deterioration were close together in this con- ception , which was sociological rather than medical . The theory of heredity provided this old concept with a new foundation . In 1857 Morel ( 380 ) introduced the ...
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... disease as it manifests itself . The aetiology , the cause of the disease is of course an entirely different matter . The principles advanced by Janet and Jackson have with- stood the test of time , and are still of paramount importance ...
... disease as it manifests itself . The aetiology , the cause of the disease is of course an entirely different matter . The principles advanced by Janet and Jackson have with- stood the test of time , and are still of paramount importance ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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