Project Gutenberg 1998-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 166 Myerson, Abraham 1881 1948 The Foundations of Personality Scanned by Charles Keller with OmniPage Professional OCR software "The Foundations of Personality" by Abraham Myerson, M.D., is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the complex interplay between organic and environmental factors in shaping human personality and character. Myerson, a neurologist, delves into the biological underpinnings of personality, emphasizing the influence of both the physical body and social environments on individual behavior and identity. At the start of the book, Myerson sets the stage by highlighting the practical significance of understanding character in our lives and interpersonal relationships. He critiques traditional methods of character assessment, such as physiognomy and phrenology, arguing that they lack scientific credibility. Instead, Myerson posits that a true understanding of character must take into account the underlying biological mechanisms, including brain health and hormonal activity, as well as the social and environmental contexts into which individuals are born. He aims to dismiss metaphysical explanations and thoroughly examine the organic basis of personality, ensuring the discussion remains grounded in empirical science and everyday experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Character Mind and body Personality BF Text Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 762575 2025-08-01T10:14:47.081789 text/html 762396 2025-01-07T17:35:57.290700 text/html 364366 2025-08-01T10:14:55.744303 application/epub+zip 374260 2025-08-01T10:14:49.994775 application/epub+zip 361072 2025-08-01T10:14:48.811765 application/epub+zip 609754 2025-08-01T10:15:00.725237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583154 2025-08-01T10:14:55.023301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544754 2022-08-01T09:43:56.931502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732331 2025-08-01T10:14:46.489827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 723565 2015-04-02T14:08:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 274155 2015-04-02T14:08:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17303 2025-08-01T10:15:00.852217 application/rdf+xml 12694 2025-08-01T10:14:49.310767 image/jpeg 3097 2025-08-01T10:14:49.060785 image/jpeg 359144 2025-08-01T10:14:47.143798 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia