Practical Phrenology Simplified

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foster, Theodore, active 1834-1842.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Practical Phrenology Simplified" by Theodore Foster is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This book presents the principles of phrenology, a now-discredited field that sought to link specific brain areas with character traits and behaviors. This work aims to simplify the understanding of phrenology for readers, providing detailed explanations of various cerebral organs and their attributed functions on personality and human behavior. In "Practical Phrenology Simplified," Foster explores a range of personality traits linked to specific areas of the brain, categorizing them into various groups, such as domestic propensities, selfish propensities, moral sentiments, intellectual sentiments, and observing faculties. The author meticulously describes each trait, associating it with behaviors and character nuances, and emphasizes how the development of these organs influences individuals' actions and preferences. Overall, the book serves as a guide for readers interested in understanding the implications of phrenology and how it attempts to correlate physical attributes of the head with personality characteristics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Mike Stember and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 42.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2021-04-05