Annals of medical history . use ofmedical terms, including those ofanatomy, and his perception ofmedicines final promise. It would be interestingto know whether his ob-servations and criticismscovering the theories ofNewton and Descar-tes, Ins views of Lockeand Spinoza and Hel-vetius and other phi-losophers, his state-ments in history, hisopinions on law andon bees and lawyersand actors and au-thors and dancerscame as near to thetruth as his medicalopinions. He is saidto have failed to ap-preciate Shakespeare;but he seems to havehad a good line on Aristotle, and I for one aminclined to accord
Annals of medical history . use ofmedical terms, including those ofanatomy, and his perception ofmedicines final promise. It would be interestingto know whether his ob-servations and criticismscovering the theories ofNewton and Descar-tes, Ins views of Lockeand Spinoza and Hel-vetius and other phi-losophers, his state-ments in history, hisopinions on law andon bees and lawyersand actors and au-thors and dancerscame as near to thetruth as his medicalopinions. He is saidto have failed to ap-preciate Shakespeare;but he seems to havehad a good line on Aristotle, and I for one aminclined to accord him the compliment ofbelieving that he was right oftener thanmost men from the very tact that he wasso often right in matters 1 happen to knowabout, but which wire side issues to him. Mis views ot crime and punishment havenot been improved much since his gives himself a master, he says,was born to have one. lit- saw dementiain all ^rreat crimes, and notes the religiousfanaticism associated with so many of Tkonchin, most prominent French inoculator Bibles, not Virgils, he says, are foundin the pockets of regicides. In illustrationof this he cites the case of Jean Chatel, whoattempted to assassinate Henry IV. Theyoung man had conceived the idea fromJesuit priests that he was damned. Hewanted to die, and contemplated a bestialcrime in public, with the idea that he wouldbe killed at once. He changed this plan tothat of assassinating the king, and stabbedhim in the mouth. The Protestant dAubignewrote to Henry IV about this, saying, Youhave denied God with your mouthand he has struck your mouth;take care that you never denyhim with your heart. As to capital punish-ment, Voltaire asks if it isreasonable to supposethat men can be taughtto hate homicide whenthe magistrates arehomicides themselvesand kill a man witha great show. Shouldnot the criminal makegood the damage hehas done his countryby working for itdeath makes nothinggood. To-day the greatproblem in educatio
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