ON CRITICISMS UPON PHRENOLOGY.

Phrenology

to the phenomena of the mind itself, or extended their view to existence at large, the most of them have relied exclusively upon the evidence supplied by consciousness both as regards the conditions under which knowledge is acquired and the general conclusions derived from that knowledge respecting the conditions under which things exist. This in fact has constituted a speciality of the science...

Comments on Pullum's Criticisms

We are reasonably convinced by the remarks in Pullum (p. 182) that the sluicing construction, on which the argument in Postal and Langendoen (p. 177) for the non-CFhood of English is based, is not, contrary to what is assumed there, subject to an intrasentential matching condition. Consequently, the argument does not go through. However, we believe that an analogous argument can be given, which...

Phrenology and Character

Morphology and Behavior: Phrenology Revisited

Research conducted by evolutionary psychologists and biologists shows that subtle individual differences in body morphology can be related to surprising and important differences in human behavior and reproductive success. The authors summarize recent work on these effects as they relate to fluctuating asymmetry, facial attractiveness, finger digit morphology, sexually dimorphic differences in ...

Study Criticisms Unjustified

Pesticides on Human Subjects Concluded “No Effect,” Despite the Evidence The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) convened a panel of scientists in early 2003 to advise the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the scientific and ethical issues surrounding the use of toxicologic studies conducted by third parties on human subjects (NAS 2003). These studies are generally sponsored by chemi...