ANTIQUE - Fowler's Practical Phrenology *1863* *Early Nuerology* *Psychology*
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ANTIQUE - Fowler's Practical Phrenology *1863* *Early Nuerology* *Psychology*. He was a partner with Fowler & Wells, New York publishers, at least up until the publication of this book. He moved his office to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1863. Orson Squire Fowler and his brother are largely responsible for the success and long-lasting influence of Phrenology, called a pseudoscience today. The science was often used by pundits of eugenics, slavery, and certain racial prejudices to further supplement their own claims or to garner support. In another sense, much of the terminology and practices of Phrenology have been implemented and assorted into the neurological and pyschological fields of pyschoanalysis, popularized by people like Freud and Jung. Aside from Fowler's career interest in Phrenology, he was also an avid fan of architecture and popularized the octagon house, still able to be found in the American East Coast, where Fowler lectured. "Orson edited and published The Phrenological Journal in Philadelphia from 1838 to 1842. He was a partner with Fowler & Wells, New York publishers, at least up until the publication of this book. He moved his office to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1863. The book features cloth-wrapped blind-stamped boards, and a blind-stamped and gilt-stamped spine. The full title is thus: Fowler's Practical Phrenology: Giving a Concise Elementary View on Phrenoloy; Presenting Some New and Important Remarks on the Tempraments; and Describing the Primary Mental Powers in Seven Different Degrees of Development: The Mental Phenomena Produced by their Combined Action, and the Location of the Organs Amply Illustrated by Cuts.
