The Rule of Temperament
The Rule of Temperament
This chapter considers the so-called rule of temperament. It discusses the opinion of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and of Joseph Conrad. It also argues that temperament is a receiver, a way of absorbing information, a radar grid that picks up the darting, indistinct shapes of experience, which become emotionally fused in the mind depending on the mind's predisposition.
Keywords: temperament, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, deep-seated preferences, Joseph Conrad, persuasion, essay
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