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jan 1, 1820 - Classical Biological Positivism 2 - Franz Gall

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Phrenology
-Brain was like a muscle
-Mapped bumps and indentations of skull to predict criminality & other human dispositions
-Important because work was based on scientific inquiry using observation and testing rather than logic and philosophy

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jan 1, 1820
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~ 206 years ago