Comparative Physiognomy (Classic Reprint): Or Resemblances Between Men and Animals - Couverture souple

Redfield, James W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330625382 ISBN 13 : 9781330625385

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the strange, thought-provoking connections between humans and animals in a crisp, accessible study. This edition presents the author's examinations of likenesses across species, inviting readers to consider how habit, form, and behavior reflect deeper similarities between people and the creatures we share the world with.

- Learn how early ideas about physiognomy linked appearance with character and conduct.
- See examples that compare human traits with animal counterparts, including how culture and environment shape them.
- Discover reflections on self-love, motherhood, and the moral implications of our likeness to other beings.
- Understand how ancient and modern views mingle to illuminate our view of nature, society, and humanity.

Ideal for curious readers of natural history, philosophy, and social thought who want a compact, accessible meditation on the ties that bind humans to the animal kingdom.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The word preface is an indication that a book, like its author, must have a face ;and unless it be a misnomer, there is no reason why it should not be illustrated with faces. That it comes first and foremost it would be useless to observe, had not certain persons been inclined to put it in the background. We will state frankly, at the outset, that this particular preface is intended to face down not by barefaced assertions, but by a presentation of faces and arguments the unjust treatment to which the face has been subjected. Why should a periodical, that professes to be a Journal of Phrenology and of kindred sciences, look out at the back of its head whenever it takes a peep at Physiognomy? We know not, but humanity claims that the eyes in such a case should be set right. We address ourselves, therefore, to answering the objections contained in two articles on this subject in the Phrenological Journal, both of them new-year spresents, for which we have reason to be thankful. The first formidable obstacle we meet with is this: The naked skull of poor Torick, notwithstanding its yawning eyesockets and ghastly grin, presents the evidences of his former warmth of afifection and his racy wit, although the signs of these emotions in the face are obliterated for ever.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330625382
• ISBN 13: 9781330625385
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 340
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible