The mind and its machinery. Vol. I, The scientific basis for reading character : a new and simplified description of the temperaments, explaining how to estimate the powers, talents, tendencies and capabilities of man and all other animals, a description of body and mind, their mutual inter-relations, and the influence of each upon the other, together with a new and original philosophy regarding the operation of a part of the bodily organs / by V. P. English.

  • English, V. P. (Virgil Primrose), 1858-
Date:
1901
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Credit: The mind and its machinery. Vol. I, The scientific basis for reading character : a new and simplified description of the temperaments, explaining how to estimate the powers, talents, tendencies and capabilities of man and all other animals, a description of body and mind, their mutual inter-relations, and the influence of each upon the other, together with a new and original philosophy regarding the operation of a part of the bodily organs / by V. P. English. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    acter, but fail in correctly estimating the value of the combination produced by their union with all the other elements. They draw erroneous conclusions regarding the complete character. Those who claim to be pro- fessional frequently make the same mistake. Honest students are thus often led to conclude that the whole matter is not a science, and that its claims are not true. But the fault is in their erroneous conclusions and not in the science. How we analyze and study the various parts of this wonderful and complicated machinery used by the hu- man mind, and how we estimate the value of the various elements and ascertain the kind of character produced by their combination, will all be explained in future chapters.