• Medical doctor in Huesca
• Persecuted by Inquisition for his book (Examen de Ingenios para las sciencias)
• Honored by Cervantes (Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha) who mentioned him in his book e
• Named patron of Spanish psychology by Spain's psychology of deans
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Ideas in his book: G
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1. It is only possible for someone to have a single important talent, rather than multiple ones, and it
will be differentiated in a high degree, with differentiation between individuals and nations.
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—> You have one talent (not multiple) in a high level of performance and they’re related with nationality p
(e.g. Spanish people: conquer) r
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2. It ́s important to develop professionally within this talent
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3. If the individual is "lacking genius," he or she struggles in futile with science. c
—> If your talent requires scientific knowledge it might be difficult to develop because we lack genius b
4. Each talent is marked by a temperament which is corresponding to the physique of a person. This
concept relates to his theory on humoral temperaments.
5. Brain is the physical organ of intelligence.
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