The History of Phrenology on the WebThe History of Phrenology on the WebGeorge Combe's A System of Phrenology, 5th edn, 2 vols. 1853.
Combe's System of Phrenology was perhaps the most detailed and authoritative popular phrenology text ever written. Virtually every subject touched by phrenology was treated here- from mesmerism to racism. Of the many works he produced on the subject, this was the deluxe version selling for a hefty 21 shillings and with 1037 pages, 6 plates and 61 woodcut illustrations. Every page and image is reproduced here. System of Phrenology began as Combe's first book in 1819 under the title Essays on Phrenology. The second edition of 1825 bore the title System of Phrenology. The work was translated into French and German (1833) and remained in print throughout the century. See a widely-read review of the book by Francis Jeffrey and a review from The Medico-Chirurgical Review. 1831. pp.2.
VOLUME I.
[front matter]
INTRODUCTION
General view of the nervous system
Principles of Phrenology
Anatomy of the brain
DIVISION OF THE FACULTIES
FACULTIES.
ORDER I.-FEELINGS,
Genus I.-propensities,
1. Amativeness, . . . ib.
2. Philoprogenitiveness,
3. Concentrativeness, . . 211
4. Adhesiveness, . . . 237
5. Combativeness, . . . 243
6. Destructiveness, . . . 255
Alimentiveness, . . . 277
Love of Life, . . . 289
7. Secretiveness, . . . 294
8. Acquisitiveness, . . . 311
9. Constructiveness, . . . 326
Genus II.-sentiments, . . . 340
I. Sentiments common to Man and the Lower Animals, . . 341
10. Self-Esteem, ... ib.
11. Love of Approbation, . . 357
12. Cautiousness, . . . 369
2. Superior Sentiments, . . 381
13. Benevolence, . . . 382
14. Veneration, . . . 399
15. Firmness, . . . 413
16. Conscientiousness, . . 418
17. Hope, .... 443
18. Wonder, ... 449
19. Ideality, .... 469
20. Wit or Mirthfulness, . . 490
21. Imitation, . . . 511
VOLUME II.
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ORDER II-INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES, . l
Genus I-external senses, ... 2
Feeling or Touch, ... 15
Taste, ..... 17
Smell, ..... 18
Hearing, ib.
Sight, ..... 21
Genus II.-intellectual faculties which procure knowledge of objects their
qualities, and relations, . 27
22. Individuality, ... 28
23. Form, . . .35
24. Size, .... 41
25. Weight, .... 46
26. Colouring, . . . .53
27. Locality, . . . . 72
28. Number, .... 83
29. Order, .... 90
30. Eventuality, ... 92
31. Time, . . . .104
32. Tune, . . . .110
33. Language, .... 124
General
observations on the Perceptive Faculties, 147
Genus III.-reflective faculties, . . 150
34. Comparison, .... 151
35. Causality, .... 163
Adaptation of the External World to the Intellectual Faculties, . . .
180
MODES OF ACTION OF THE FACULTIES,
. . 183
Of the Propensities and Sentiments, . ib.
Of the Knowing and Reflecting Faculties, . 195
Perception, . . . . 197
Conception, .... 200
Apparitions, .... 202
Dreaming, .... 212
Imagination, . . . .217
Memory, , . . . .220
Judgment, . . . .231
Consciousness, . . . . 241
Attention, .... 247
Association, .... 248
Passion, . . . . . 260
Pleasure and Pain, . . . 261
Patience and Impatience, . . . ib.
Joy and Grief, .... 262
Sympathy, .... 265
Habit, .... . 274
Taste, ..... 277
Effects of Organic Size on the Mental Manifestations, 283
Effects of Activity of the Organs, . . 289
Combinations in Size, .... 295
Combinations in Activity, . . . 311
Practical application of the Doctrine of the Combinations, ...... 318
NATIONAL CHARACTER AND DEVELOPMENT
OF BRAIN, 327
Hindoos, . . . 336
Caribs, ..... 338
New Hollanders, .... 339
New Zealanders, . . , 344
North American Indians, . . ib.
Brazil Indians, .... 349
Negroes, . . . .351
Sandwich Islanders, . . . 356
European Nations, . . . 356
Ancient Egyptians, . . . 357
Ancient Greeks, . . . .358
Scotch Lowlanders, . . . 359
Germans and French, . . . 363
English, ..... 369
Measurements of National Skulls, . . 370
On the importance op including development
of brain as an element in statistical inquiries
Into the manifestations of the animal, moral, and intellectual faculties
of man, 372
Statistics of Insanity, . . . 373
Statistics of Crime, . . .375
Comparative phrenology, . . .. 382
Mesmeric phrenology, .... 392
Objections to phrenology considered,
. 398
Materialism, ..... 407
Effects of injuries of the brain, .
. 417
CONCLUSION, . 417
APPENDIX.
No. I. Additional Evidence that the Brain
is the Organ of the Mind (referred to in vol. i. p. 20.) 423
II. Objections to Spurzheim's Classification
of the Faculties (referred to in vol. i. p. 425.) 425
Classification of the Faculties by Mr Joshua Toulmin Smith, . . . 431-3
III. Table of Names of Faculties, as given
by Dr Gall (referred to in vol. i. p. 182), . 433
IV. Dr Budge's Experiments on the Cerebellum of Animals, . . . 438
Dr W. B. Carpenter on the Cerebellum, 440
V. Testimonials laid before Lord
Glenelg relative to Convicts sent to New South Wales (referred to in vol.
ii. p. 381), . 443
[Index]
[Works of Combe].
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