The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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... element into the original concept , namely : an indication of restorative and rege- nerative tendencies . It is hardly feasible to derive genius from negative elements ( 435 , chapter VII ) . The notion of deterioration from one ...
... element into the original concept , namely : an indication of restorative and rege- nerative tendencies . It is hardly feasible to derive genius from negative elements ( 435 , chapter VII ) . The notion of deterioration from one ...
Page 48
... element , or rather as an intrinsic " pole " of their personality structure . By " supérieur " we denote another ... elements in degeneration ? Did they not want to see them ? Pessimism has always had a certain popularity 48 THE ...
... element , or rather as an intrinsic " pole " of their personality structure . By " supérieur " we denote another ... elements in degeneration ? Did they not want to see them ? Pessimism has always had a certain popularity 48 THE ...
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... elements in assessing Samuel Johnson's personality structure . To begin with , we have a solid hereditary pillar on which our hypothetical diagnostic structure — - dégé- néré supérieur - can be built . The next element has been ...
... elements in assessing Samuel Johnson's personality structure . To begin with , we have a solid hereditary pillar on which our hypothetical diagnostic structure — - dégé- néré supérieur - can be built . The next element has been ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
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