Author : John Shertzer Hittell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259949305
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (493 download)
Book Synopsis A New System of Phrenology (Classic Reprint) by : John Shertzer Hittell
Download or read book A New System of Phrenology (Classic Reprint) written by John Shertzer Hittell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New System of Phrenology III. In the examination of the truth of a new doctrine, much depends on the spirit in which it is taken up. Truth is not learned intuitively: it is not always to be found by slight study it Often evades those who form beforehand a theory that it must be in such or such place, and start out determinedoto find it there. In science he only h a fair prospect of attaining the truth who begins by ubting everything - the old and the new - and then going no fur ther than he can find solid foundation in fact. I am will ing - I even desire, and for the sake of science demand, that you, reader, shall make a sceptical investigation of phrenology before believing it, but I demand also that. Pre vions to that investigation you shall make an examination, equally sceptical and strict of any Opinions, which you may have, hostile to the new doctrine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.