A Lecture on the Abuse of the Fear Instinct in Early EducationBoris Sidis, Russian-born Jewish American psychologist, physician, psychiatrist, and philosopher of education (1867-1923)This ebook presents «A Lecture on the Abuse of the Fear Instinct in Early Education», from Boris Sidis. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents- About This Book- A Lecture On The Abuse Of The Fear Instinct In Early Education
1867-1923 Boris Sidis was a Ukrainian-American psychologist, physician, psychiatrist, and philosopher of education. Sidis founded the New York State Psychopathic Institute and the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. He was the father of child prodigy William James Sidis. Boris Sidis eventually opposed mainstream psychology and Sigmund Freud, and thereby died ostracized. He was married to a maternal aunt of Clifton Fadiman, the noted American intellectual.