Collected Papers of the Law Faculty of the University of Rijeka

 

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Homage to Academician Lujo Margetiæ

PHYSIOGNOMICS, A FRAMEWORK FOR INFERENCE FROM
SIGNS & INDICATION INDIZIARIO

Dr. sc. Isabella Rosoni, professore incaricato 
Facolta di Giurisprudenza, Universita di Macerata 

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Preliminary communication


The stream of scientific development and contemplative alterations in western civilization of 19th cent. involved in anthropology, criminology, psychoanalysis, the theory of evidence in criminal proceedings, art criticism, literary genre of detective novels and literature valued as works of art, have perceived physiognomics and physiognomical inference from signs not as secondary rated subject-matter and far from the level of pure and simple curiosity. The Article, covering current initial researches referring physiognomical equivalence between external physical appearance and character traits, analysis the contribution of quoted (marginalized) discipline of extravagance, details & nuances to the framework of scientifically accepted physiognomical correlation(s) designated as paradigm of the scientific level of indication.

Key words: physiognomics, paradigm of indication, indicia, physiognomical equivalence, physiognomical inference.

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