Psychognomy
Encyclopedia
Psychognomy is a theory to describe human character
defined by the twentieth-century teacher Belgian Paul Bouts
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It is based on phrenology
and incorporates elements of typology
and graphology
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Moral character
Moral character or character is an evaluation of a particular individual's durable moral qualities. The concept of character can imply a variety of attributes including the existence or lack of virtues such as integrity, courage, fortitude, honesty, and loyalty, or of good behaviors or habits...
defined by the twentieth-century teacher Belgian Paul Bouts
Paul Bouts
Paul Bouts was a Belgian phrenologist and pedagogue. Born in the province of Limburg, he was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1926.In the pedagogic environment of the Normal School of Tienen, Belgium, where he taught from 1924, he specialised in characterological studies and devised a new method...
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It is based on phrenology
Phrenology
Phrenology is a pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules...
and incorporates elements of typology
Personality type
Personality type refers to the psychological classification of different types of individuals. Personality types are sometimes distinguished from personality traits, with the latter embodying a smaller grouping of behavioral tendencies. Types are sometimes said to involve qualitative differences...
and graphology
Graphology
Graphology is the pseudoscientific study and analysis of handwriting, especially in relation to human psychology. In the medical field, it can be used to refer to the study of handwriting as an aid in diagnosis and tracking of diseases of the brain and nervous system...
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