The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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... influence ) . Objections can be raised to Birn- baum's conception . The principal objections are that Birnbaum's concept is too one - sidedly causal and that he underestimated the number of conditioning factors . Returning to our ...
... influence ) . Objections can be raised to Birn- baum's conception . The principal objections are that Birnbaum's concept is too one - sidedly causal and that he underestimated the number of conditioning factors . Returning to our ...
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... influence in that they afford selective protection from harmful excess or other harmful influences . As soon as the defence principle ceases to recognize the superiority of the inte- grative principle , because it lacks confidence in ...
... influence in that they afford selective protection from harmful excess or other harmful influences . As soon as the defence principle ceases to recognize the superiority of the inte- grative principle , because it lacks confidence in ...
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... , to the " active balance of his thought " , which harbours the secret of this prose . This is rather like kicking in a door that is wide open . The influence of Johnson's mental disturbances and characteristics on his work.
... , to the " active balance of his thought " , which harbours the secret of this prose . This is rather like kicking in a door that is wide open . The influence of Johnson's mental disturbances and characteristics on his work.
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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