The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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... become obsolete . Initially , in Morel's version , degeneration covered mental disturbances transmissible leading to progressive degradation in successive generations : " Degenerations are morbid deviations from the normal type of ...
... become obsolete . Initially , in Morel's version , degeneration covered mental disturbances transmissible leading to progressive degradation in successive generations : " Degenerations are morbid deviations from the normal type of ...
Page 43
... becomes manifest in subsequent generations in exactly the same way . Therefore , we may also use the term ... become manifest as talent or genius . In this line of reasoning , two types of genius can be distin- guished : first ...
... becomes manifest in subsequent generations in exactly the same way . Therefore , we may also use the term ... become manifest as talent or genius . In this line of reasoning , two types of genius can be distin- guished : first ...
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... become ) . His sym- pathetic disposition , among other things , kept him from these more radical features . The fact that a passionate man can easily become a fanatic is implied in his total focus on an ideal which , to him , is closely ...
... become ) . His sym- pathetic disposition , among other things , kept him from these more radical features . The fact that a passionate man can easily become a fanatic is implied in his total focus on an ideal which , to him , is closely ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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