8 Quotes by Cesare Lombroso
Cesare Lombroso, an Italian physician and criminologist, was a pioneering figure in the field of criminal anthropology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lombroso's most influential work, "Criminal Man," proposed a controversial theory that criminal behavior could be attributed to biological and physical traits inherited from primitive ancestors.
He argued that certain physical characteristics, such as the shape of the skull and facial features, could indicate a predisposition towards criminality. While Lombroso's theory was groundbreaking for its time, it faced significant criticism and ethical concerns, as it stigmatized certain individuals and ethnic groups based on their appearance.
Despite its limitations, Lombroso's work laid the groundwork for the scientific study of criminal behavior and contributed to the development of modern criminology. Today, his ideas are regarded as a historical artifact in the evolution of the understanding of criminality, highlighting the importance of rigorous empirical research and the need to avoid prejudice when investigating complex social phenomena.
Cesare Lombroso Quotes
Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses.
Good sense travels on the well-worn paths; genius, never. And that is why the crowd, not altogether without reason, is so ready to treat great men as lunatics.
It's a sad mission to cut through and destroy with the scissors of analysis the delicate and iridescent veils with which our proud mediocrity clothes itself.
The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities
Klopstock was questioned regarding the meaning of a passage in his poem. He replied, 'God and I both knew what it meant once; now God alone knows.'
Genius is one of the many forms of insanity.
God and I both knew what it meant once; now God alone knows.
The ignorant man always adores what he cannot understand
― Cesare Lombroso Quotes
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