Lesson 10:

Thoughts on
Physiognomy; Past
and Present
The face is the mirror of the mind,
and eyes without speaking
confess the secrets of the heart.
PHYSIOGNOMY
 PHYSIOGNOMY
-referstoaperson’sfacialfeaturesespeciallywhen
theseareconsidered asindicativeofcharacteror
origin.Itgivestheideathattheoutward
appearanceofanythingorofafaceofferssome
insightsintoitscharacter.
Itisalsocalled ANTHROPOSCOPY.– theart
ofdeterminingcharacterorpersonal
characteristicsfromtheformorfeaturesofthe
body,especiallytheface.
Do you know that the idea that a
person’s character can be
glimpsed in their faces dates back
to the ancient Greeks?
 Michel
de
M o n t ai
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gne
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Michel de
Montaigne
He p o p u l a r i z e d
essay t h r o u g h
his w r i t t e n
w o r k called
“Essais” -his
autobiography-
which literally
means
“attempts” o r
“trials”.
Michel de
Montaigne

One o f the
k n o w n writers
o f the F r e n c h
Renaissance
period. He
focused o n
skepticism a n d
fideism.
Michel de
Montaigne

He is a l s o
c o n s i d e r e d as
a philosopher.
Michel de
Montaigne
His w o r k
influenced
p s y c h o l o g y because
o f his s t a t e m e n t s
abo ut:
 thought
m o t i v a t i o n
f e a r
happiness
c h i l d e d u c a t i o n
e x p er ien ce
h u m a n a c t i o n .
Basic
Information
Full name: Michel
Eyquem de Montaigne
Born on: February 28,
1533
Birth place: Aquitaine,
France
Wife: Francoise de la
Chassaigne
Children: 6
Death: September
13,
Parents

Mother: Antoinette
Lopez de Villanueva
Religion: Protestant
(former Catholic)
Other information:
from a line of
Spanish Jews
Parents

Father: Pierre Eyquem

Seignur
Religion: French
Catholic
Other information:
former soldier and
mayor of Bordeaux
TRY TO DETERMINE THE
CHARACTER OF THE
FOLLOWING PERSONS JUST
BY LOOKING AT THEIR FACES.
 WALT DISNEY
-anAmericanentrepreneur,
animator, writer, voiceactorandfilm
producer. Heisapioneerof the
Americananimationindustryand
introducedthedevelopmentsin
producingcartoons.
 NELSON MANDELA
- a SouthAfricanrevolutionary, political
leaderandphilanthropistwho servedas
president ofSouthAfrica.Hewasthe
country’sfirstblackheadof state.
 JACK MA
- a well-knownChinese business manin
theworldforbeing the richest manin
China. He iswell-lovedby manybecause
ofhis humblebeginningsand
motivationalspeeches.
 Jonathan Casimiro
- a manwhoseheroicdeedof saving a
securityguardwhosufferedfromheart
attackwhileondutyby usinghisbasic
skills incardiopulmonaryresuscitation.
A Contemporary
Online Essay about
Physiognomy
How your looks define your personality…
* First impressions are highly influential,
despite the well-worn admonition not to
judge book by its cover.
* Different people come to strikingly
similar conclusions about a particular
face.
* Snap judgments.