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Typescripts of a paper, ‘Is Aggression an Irreducible Factor?’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1938.

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Identifier: MS.50186

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The papers are arranged chronologically.

1938.

Carbon copy of a typescript abstract, 1938, of a paper, ‘Is Aggression an Irreducible Factor?’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-4.

Amended typescript, 1938, of the paper, ‘Is Aggression an Irreducible Factor?’ by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper has been amended by Fairbairn. It was read before the British Psychological Society, St Andrews’ Meeting, 12 April 1938: a symposium on ‘The Concept of Aggression’. The title page has been annotated ‘L49 Med Psy’ and it is probable that the typescript was intended for submission for publication. Folios 5-21.

Amended carbon-copy of folios 5-21, above. The copy has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 22-38.

Dates

  • Creation: 1938.

Creator

Language of Materials

English

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Extent

0.00 Linear metres (38 folios.)

Bibliography

‘Is Aggression an Irreducible Factor?’ is printed in: `British Journal of Medical Psychology`, volume 18, part 2 (1939) pages 163-170; and, `From Instinct to Self: Selected Papers of W R D Fairbairn`, volume 2, edited by E Fairbairn Birtles and D Scharff (Jason Aronson, 1994).

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