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[[Image:Phrenology.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Phrenology chart from 1880s]] | [[Image:Phrenology.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Phrenology chart from 1880s]] | ||
| − | '''Phrenology''' was the study of the outside of the human head, its contours and bumps. The belief at the time was that a person's inner thoughts, feelings and proclivities could be determined, specifically a person's criminality or tendency toward evil behavior. | + | '''Phrenology''' was the study of the outside of the human head, its contours and bumps. The belief at the time was that a person's inner thoughts, feelings and proclivities could be determined, specifically a person's criminality or tendency toward evil behavior. It is today considered a [[pseudoscience]]. Some used it to justify [[evolutionary racism]] and [[eugenics]]. |
[[Category:Medicine]][[Category:Pseudoscience]] | [[Category:Medicine]][[Category:Pseudoscience]] | ||
Revision as of 23:18, November 28, 2020
Phrenology was the study of the outside of the human head, its contours and bumps. The belief at the time was that a person's inner thoughts, feelings and proclivities could be determined, specifically a person's criminality or tendency toward evil behavior. It is today considered a pseudoscience. Some used it to justify evolutionary racism and eugenics.