On the Obscure Diseases of the Brain, and Disorders of the Mind (Classic Reprint)1kg Limited, 2017年10月23日 - 714 頁 Excerpt from On the Obscure Diseases of the Brain, and Disorders of the Mind Ignorance of the nature of insanity - What is insanity i - Ignorance of the mental and nerve force - The extent of our knowledge of the nature of mind and matter - Impossibility of defining insanity Study of metaphysics and logic - Suggestions for an improved analysis of morbid mind - Laws governing the operation of thought - State of the mind between sleeping and waking Insanity and dreaming - Are intellectual problems solved during dreams I Insanity a waking dream - Pascal on dreams - Poetry, &c., composed during sleep - Rapidity of mental action in dreams - Curious case Resemblance of the phenomena of dreams to insanity - In dreams the mind is often conscious of its creations - Lucid intermissions during attacks of insanity - Singular temporary restoration to reason. 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. |
