The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 127
... discussed in some detail . " He believed that the innocence of the heart was reflected in his manners . ' I look upon myself as a very polite man " ( 32 p . 982 ) , he once confided to Boswell PART ONE : THEORETICAL ORIENTATION 127.
... discussed in some detail . " He believed that the innocence of the heart was reflected in his manners . ' I look upon myself as a very polite man " ( 32 p . 982 ) , he once confided to Boswell PART ONE : THEORETICAL ORIENTATION 127.
Page 150
... discussed . In this the principal element was the typical affective contact , which in Johnson's case was exceptionally good ; 3 ) a passionate temperament . One of the purposes of this chapter was to consider the diffe- rential ...
... discussed . In this the principal element was the typical affective contact , which in Johnson's case was exceptionally good ; 3 ) a passionate temperament . One of the purposes of this chapter was to consider the diffe- rential ...
Page 155
... discussed here at length ; suffice it to say that in the eighteenth century significant changes occurred in the field of psychiatric disorders . In this century the word neurosis is first used by the Scottish physician Cullen , with ...
... discussed here at length ; suffice it to say that in the eighteenth century significant changes occurred in the field of psychiatric disorders . In this century the word neurosis is first used by the Scottish physician Cullen , with ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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