How to Read Character: A New Illustrated Hand-Book of Phrenology and Physiology for Students and Examiners, With a Descriptive Chart

by Samuel Roberts Wells

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202 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

Reviews

[Tejaswi Subramanian]

To be read purely for the joy of understanding symbols in human behaviour and motivation. =D

P.S.: Accepted Pseudoscience.

[Ahmed Suliman · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've read the book out of curiosity, not to rate it.
I simply wanted to know the rules that past experts laid down for the study of phrenology, and from this book, I discovered that PURE RACISM is the foundation of this field.

From a medical POV, the book contains numerous countless fallacies, such as misconceptions about brain functions, the relationship between senses and qualities with anatomical regions. Therefore, the foundation of the field is based on nothing.
However, this led me to believe that perhaps the cornerstone in the discovery of "Broadman's area" in neurology could be due to this numbering system .. maybe.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is hilarious in an awful way.

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though we may now consider phrenology a bunk “science,” this handbook is a great way to get a sense of the 19th century study. Makes me appreciate those trendy ceramic busts even more now...