The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 55
... fact that epileptics nearly always find it difficult to memorize ; they have poor retention . Johnson's conspicuous feats of memory can therefore hardly be ascribed to epileptic disturbances . Hypermnesia is in fact a characteristic ...
... fact that epileptics nearly always find it difficult to memorize ; they have poor retention . Johnson's conspicuous feats of memory can therefore hardly be ascribed to epileptic disturbances . Hypermnesia is in fact a characteristic ...
Page 169
... fact mentions " captivity " . " In order to regain liberty , he must find the means of flying from himself , he must , in oppo- sition to the Stoick precept , teach his desires to fix upon ex- ternal things ; he must adopt the joys and ...
... fact mentions " captivity " . " In order to regain liberty , he must find the means of flying from himself , he must , in oppo- sition to the Stoick precept , teach his desires to fix upon ex- ternal things ; he must adopt the joys and ...
Page 190
... fact that Johnson's reading included George Cheyne's book English Malady which was renowned and widely read at the time . Cheyne proved to be an advocate of activity for those suffering from the so - called English Malady , which the ...
... fact that Johnson's reading included George Cheyne's book English Malady which was renowned and widely read at the time . Cheyne proved to be an advocate of activity for those suffering from the so - called English Malady , which the ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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