Tag Archives: temperament

On the Question of Learning Words…

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Keirsey

… and Tools. “It is important to understand that the Four Temperaments are not simply arbitrary collections of characteristics, but spring from an interaction of the two basic dimensions of human behavior: our communication and our action, our words and … Continue reading →

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History of Madness – Track 10

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Keirsey

Professor Keirsey had his lecture course on Madness taped on cassettes in 1982.  This post is the tenth audio track.  More audio tracks will follow. Track 1:  The beginning of History of Madness lecture course He surveys the idea of madness “as … Continue reading →

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History of Madness – Track 7

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Keirsey

Professor Keirsey had his lecture course on Madness taped on cassettes in 1982.  This post is the seventh audio track.  More audio tracks will follow. Track 1:  The beginning of History of Madness lecture course He surveys the idea of madness “as … Continue reading →

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History of Madness – Track 6

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Keirsey

Professor Keirsey had his lecture course on Madness taped on cassettes in 1982.  This post is the sixth audio track.  Some parts of the lectures are missing.  But, more audio tracks will follow. Track 1:  The beginning of History of Madness lecture … Continue reading →

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History of Madness – Track 3-4

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Keirsey

Professor Keirsey had his lecture course on Madness taped on cassettes in 1982.  This post is the fourth (there was no third)  audio track.  More audio tracks will follow. Track 1:  The beginning of History of Madness lecture course He surveys the … Continue reading →

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History of Madness – Track 2

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Keirsey

Professor Keirsey had his lecture course on Madness taped in 1982.  This post is the second audio track.  More audio tracks will follow. Track 1:  The beginning of History of Madness lecture course He surveys the idea of madness “as far back as … Continue reading →

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The History of Madness — Track 1

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Keirsey

Professor Keirsey had his lecture course on Madness taped in 1982.  This is the first audio track.  More audio tracks will follow. He surveys the idea of madness “as far back as we can go”.  At the end of the … Continue reading →

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The Premise

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Keirsey

“The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments. Undignified as such a treatment may seem to some of my colleagues, I shall have to take account of this clash and explain … Continue reading →

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The Revolution of Corrective Counseling

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Keirsey

[Editor: This is one of the last pieces of my father’s writings] [Editor: HyperLinks added] [Pillars of Madness] This revolution revealed to those who cared to look that every successful method of corrective counseling owed its success, not to the factor … Continue reading →

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Defending One’s Self

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Keirsey

DEFENDING SELF EACH PERSON WANTS HIS OR HER WORTHINESS VALUED IF IT IS NOT VALUED, THEN THE PERSON FEELS SHAME WHEN A PERSON FEELS SHAME, THAT PERSON DEFENDS SELF BY EMPLOYING A SAFEGUARDING ROLE AND A DISTRACTING RITUAL AND, IF … Continue reading →

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