Charles Berg

Madkind

The Origin and Development of the Mind

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1962, the original blurb reads: 'This provocative book explores the whole range of human thought conduct and beliefs. Commencing with primitive man and his superstitions it goes on to study our present-day cultural institutions, customs, ritual and other behaviour upon which we pride ourselves. ...'

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9781032180366
• ISBN-10: 1032180366
• Artikelnr.: 69032396

Autorenporträt

Charles Berg (1892-1957)

Inhaltsangabe

1. General Introduction 2. Symptomology: Delusions of Primitive Man 3.
Mythology, Cosmogony and Comparative Religion 4. Current Behaviour: Libido
Expressed in Social Customs 5. The Social Neurosis of Modern Man 6.
Marriage 7. Growing Up 8. Education 9. Sport, Games and Social Expressions
of Aggression 10. Fear 11. War 12. Politics and Punishment 13. Culture and
the Psychology of Authoritarian Institutions 14. Belief in God 15.
Religion, an Emotionally Determined Belief 16. 'Treatment' and Ego
Development 17. The Mind is Primarily a Physiological Organ 18. A Modern
Cosmogony 19. The Macrocosm 20. Protein Synthesis and the Origin of Life
21. The Origin of Living Forms and the Development of Nerve Tissue 22.
Outline of Evolution 23. Growth and Structure of the Mind 24. Treatment,
Prognosis, Untruth and Truth and the Feeling-Tone of Life. Bibliography.
Index.