Individual and Social Origins of Neurosis

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Publisher:  American Sociological Review
Year Published:  1944
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX10630

The history of science is a history of erroneous statements. Yet these erroneous statements which mark the progress of thought have a particular quality: they are productive. And they are not just errors either; they are statements, the truth of which is veiled by misconceptions, is clothed in erroneous and inadequate concepts. They are rational visions which contain the seed of truth.

Subject Headings

• Mental Health
• Mental Illness