The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 54
... attitude . And this when Nathaniel was probably in difficult circumstances . This was a very unusual attitude for Samuel Johnson , who was in fact a man who was always prepared to assist his less fortunate fellowmen , financially or ...
... attitude . And this when Nathaniel was probably in difficult circumstances . This was a very unusual attitude for Samuel Johnson , who was in fact a man who was always prepared to assist his less fortunate fellowmen , financially or ...
Page 111
... attitude ; the underlying principle is more complicated . Man selects his sen- sations to avoid the terms defence ... attitude of resistance . Besides a defence attitude ( e.g. unwillingness to submit to therapy , failure to make ...
... attitude ; the underlying principle is more complicated . Man selects his sen- sations to avoid the terms defence ... attitude of resistance . Besides a defence attitude ( e.g. unwillingness to submit to therapy , failure to make ...
Page 144
... attitude of resistance , so typical of Johnson , is the cynosure of this book's content , and I need quote only a few sentences to demonstrate this . " I shall long to see the miseries of the world , since the sight of them is necessary ...
... attitude of resistance , so typical of Johnson , is the cynosure of this book's content , and I need quote only a few sentences to demonstrate this . " I shall long to see the miseries of the world , since the sight of them is necessary ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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