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phre·nol·ogy [frɪˈnɒləʤi, Am -ˈnɑ:-] N

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They believed that taking exact measurements of the skull and creating faithfully scaled representations would enable them to prove that individual external features, such as the circumference of the skull or the width or height of the forehead, were indications of special intelligence or even genius.

The discipline of phrenology went a step farther and presented a whole list of mental attributes and abilities, suggesting that their individual manifestations could be read from the formation of certain areas of the skull.

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Durch die genaue Vermessung und maßstabsgetreue Darstellung der Schädel meinte man belegen zu können, dass individuelle äußere Merkmale wie Kopfumfang, Stirnbreite oder -höhe Indizien für besondere Intelligenz oder gar Genialität seien.

Die Phrenologie ging noch einen Schritt weiter und legte eine ganze Liste psychischer Eigenschaften und Fähigkeiten vor, deren individuelle Ausprägung an der Ausformung bestimmter Schädelpartien abzulesen sei.

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