Examines the implications of the idea of temperament for aggressive behavior, conscience, psychopathology, and the degree to which each of us can be expected to control our deepest emotions.A perceptive look at changing ideas about temperament. Kirkus ReviewsAnother Kagan gem -- thoughtful, scholarly, helpfully provocative, and easy to read!... A 'must' for anyone interested in what makes for individuality in development. Michael Rutter Author of Developing MindsNearly two thousand years ago a physician named Galen of Pergamon suggested that much of the variation in human behavior could be explained by an individual's temperament. Since that time, inborn dispositions have fallen in and out of favor. Based on fifteen years of research, Galen's Prophecy now provides fresh insights into these complex questions, offering startling new evidence to support Galen's ancient classification of melancholic and sanguine adults. Integrating evidence and ideas from biology, philosophy, and psychology, Jerome Kagan examines the implications of the idea of temperament for aggressive behavior, conscience, psychopathology, and the degree to which each of us can be expected to control our deepest emotions.
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Featured in an Atlantic cover story, this book by the world-renowned author of The Nature of the Child shows how inborn temperamental tendencies influence human development throughout the life span.
About the Author:
Jerome Kagan is the Daniel and Amy Starch Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.
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- PublisherBasic Books
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0465026125
- ISBN 13 9780465026128
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
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