Re: freud again

[Michael Scoles]

I don't know what place you mean.  Making a point with another example doesn't put you anywhere special.   You are saying that phrenology, as silly as it was, deserves mention in a historical context.  That is what some are arguing when it comes to Freud. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/22/04 2:07:33 PM >>> Michael Scoles wrote: Phrenology was influential but, other than for a brief mention in the context of localization of function, would you spend much time on it?  Would it be Orwellian to not mention it? I assume this was intended to "put me in my place," but how does one teach the history of psychology without teaching about phrenology? Gall was the most important brain scientist (as we would now say) of his day, and Broca's report on "Tan" was understood, in its time, primarily as a confirmation of Gall's claim that language was located in the frontal lobe. (See the second paragraph of  http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Broca/aphemie.htm or of its translation into Englsh at  http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Broca/aphemie-e.htm.) Regards, -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 416-736-5115 ext. 66164 fax: 416-736-5814 http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ============================ .   Michael T. Scoles, Ph.D. Interim Chair, Dept. Psychology & Counseling University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/22/04 1:03:28 PM >>> Much more importantly (IMHO), censoring one's history course to suit ones personal theoretical sensibilities is just plain Orwellian. Freud was influential -- you teach it. You don't have to enodrse it. (I assume you teach about, say, eugenics without endorsing it, yes?) --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]