Practical Phrenology Simplified
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About This Book
Theodore Foster's 'Practical Phrenology Simplified' is a comprehensive guide to the study of phrenology, a pseudoscience popular in the 19th century that claimed to predict personality traits and mental capabilities based on the shape of an individual's skull. Foster presents a detailed overview of the key principles and techniques of phrenology, making the complex subject accessible to a wider audience. The book's straightforward language and practical examples make it a valuable resource for those interested in understanding the historical context of phrenology and its impact on society at t...
Chapters (50)
- Phrenology Analysis Table
- NOTICE.
- CONTENTS.
- PREFACE.
- DOMESTIC PROPENSITIES.
- 1. AMATIVENESS.
- 2. PHILOPROGENITIVENESS.
- 3. ADHESIVENESS.
- 4. INHABITIVENESS.
- 5. CONCENTRATIVENESS.
- SELFISH PROPENSITIES.
- 1. COMBATIVENESS.
- 2. DESTRUCTIVENESS.
- 3. SECRETIVENESS.
- 4. ACQUISITIVENESS.
- 5. ALIMENTIVENESS.
- SELFISH SENTIMENTS.
- 1. FIRMNESS.
- 2. SELF-ESTEEM.
- 3. LOVE OF APPROBATION.
- 4. CAUTIOUSNESS.
- MORAL SENTIMENTS.
- 1. CONSCIENTIOUSNESS.
- 2. VENERATION.
- 3. BENEVOLENCE.
- 4. HOPE.
- 5. MARVELLOUSNESS.
- INTELLECTUAL SENTIMENTS.
- 1. IDEALITY.
- 2. CONSTRUCTIVENESS.
- 3. IMITATION.
- 4. MIRTHFULNESS.
- OBSERVING FACULTIES.
- 1. INDIVIDUALITY.
- 2. FORM.
- 3. SIZE.
- 4. WEIGHT.
- 5. COLOUR.
- 6. ORDER.
- 7. CALCULATION.
- 8. LOCALITY.
- 9. EVENTUALITY.
- 10. TIME.
- 11. TUNE.
- 12. LANGUAGE.
- REFLECTIVE FACULTIES.
- 1. CAUSALITY.
- 2. COMPARISON.
- TEMPERAMENTS.
- THE END.
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