The Measure and the Choice: A Pathographic Essay on Samuel JohnsonStory Scientia, 1971 - 231 pages |
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Page 41
... means that , when one component changes , the other component also changes accordingly . It should first be ... mean an elementary species , so different from other types as to be an independent entity . Elementary faculties deter- mine ...
... means that , when one component changes , the other component also changes accordingly . It should first be ... mean an elementary species , so different from other types as to be an independent entity . Elementary faculties deter- mine ...
Page 83
... means of obtaining it " ( 131 , vol . I , p . 115 ) . It is beyond doubt that in 1767 Johnson suffered from protracted mental disturbances lasting several months . In 1771 he again fell victim to a probably brief depression . In his ...
... means of obtaining it " ( 131 , vol . I , p . 115 ) . It is beyond doubt that in 1767 Johnson suffered from protracted mental disturbances lasting several months . In 1771 he again fell victim to a probably brief depression . In his ...
Page 174
... means of resisting , or power of enduring " . / The neurotic does not rely on himself in the situation he has anticipated with anxiety ; Johnson holds that one must rely on one's own resources : " some peculiar supports , some unfore ...
... means of resisting , or power of enduring " . / The neurotic does not rely on himself in the situation he has anticipated with anxiety ; Johnson holds that one must rely on one's own resources : " some peculiar supports , some unfore ...
Contents
Preface | 5 |
Johnson in parenthesis | 20 |
The degeneration concept in psychiatry | 28 |
Copyright | |
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