The present age is not merely an epoch of discovery; it is also a period of revision of the various elements of knowledge. Having recognised that there are no phenomena of which the first cause is still accessible, science has resumed the examination of her ancient certitudes, and has proved their fragility ... more »

What does laughter mean? What is the basal element in the laughable? What common ground can we find between the grimace of a merry-andrew, a play upon words, an equivocal situation in a burlesque and a scene of high comedy? What method of distillation will yield us invariably the same essence from which ... more »

There surely may come a time for each of us, if we have lived with any animation or interest, if we have had any constant or even fitful desire to penetrate and grasp the significance of the strange adventure of life, a time, I say, when we may look back a little, not sentimentally or with any hope of ... more »

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This book has been written at the request of the Student Christian Movement, and is addressed in the first place to men and women of the student age. I have undertaken the task with great gladness because my long and happy contact with men and women through the Student Movement has taught me how great ... more »

ANALYSIS OF THE SEXUAL IMPULSE LOVE AND PAIN THE SEXUAL IMPULSE IN WOMEN The present volume of Studies deals with some of the most essential problems of sexual psychology. The Analysis of the Sexual Impulse is fundamental. Unless we comprehend the exact process which is being worked out beneath the shifting ... more »

Que signifie le rire? Qu'y a-t-il au fond du risible ? Que trouverait-on de commun entre une grimace de pitre, un jeu de mots, un quiproquo de vaudeville, une scène de fine comédie? Quelle distillation nous donnera l'essence, toujours la même, à laquelle tant de produits divers empruntent ou leur ... more »

EROTIC SYMBOLISM THE MECHANISM OF DETUMESCENCE. THE PSYCHIC STATE IN PREGNANCY. In this volume the terminal phenomena of the sexual process are discussed, before an attempt is finally made, in the concluding volume, to consider the bearings of the psychology of sex on that part of morals which may be ... more »

This volume has been compiled chiefly for the benefit of opium-eaters. Its subject is one indeed which might be made alike attractive to medical men who have a fancy for books that are professional only in an accidental way; to general readers who would like to see gathered into a single volume the scattered ... more »

Man's interest in character is founded on an intensely practical need. In whatsoever relationship we deal with our fellows, we base our intercourse largely on our understanding of their characters. The trader asks concerning his customer, «Is he honest?» and the teacher asks about the pupil, «Is he earnest ... more »

THE EVOLUTION OF MODESTY THE PHENOMENA OF SEXUAL PERIODICITY. AUTO-EROTISM: A STUDY OF THE SPONTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF THE SEXUAL IMPULSE. The origin of these Studies dates from many years back. As a youth I was faced, as others are, by the problem of sex. Living partly in an Australian city where ... more »

THE STUDY OF SEXUAL INVERSION. SEXUAL INVERSION IN MEN SEXUAL INVERSION IN WOMEN THE NATURE OF SEXUAL INVERION THE THEORY OF SEXUAL INVERSION It has been remarked by Professor Wilhelm Ostwald that the problem of homosexuality is a problem left over to us by the Middle Ages, which for five hundred years ... more »