SOCB50H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cesare Beccaria, Shadowboxing, Toronto City
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Physiognomy-judging character from facial features- was a recognized study in the. Writers on phrenology were concerned with elaborating aristotle"s idea of the brain as the organ of the mind. Theories that focus on physical characteristics turn out to be a more or less sophisticated form of shadowboxing with a more subtle and difficult problem, namely the extent to which biological differences explain differences in human behaviour. British columbia and alberta, in passing legislation for the sterilization of the feeble- minded and its supervision by boards of eugenics, went the furthest in putting into action the hereditarian program. In an attempt to force the provincial government to act on macmurchy"s recommendations a conference was held at the toronto city hall in 1912. Despite the prodding of mcmuchy and her followers, the provincial government was loath to invest money in building separate institutions for the feeble minded.
