Dictionary of National Biography vs Dictionary of philosophy and psychology, including many of the principal conceptions of ethics, logic, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, mental pathology, anthropology, biology, neurology, physiology, economics, political and social philosophy, philology, physical science, and education, and giving a terminology in English, French, German, and Italian: Which Should You Read?
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Dictionary of National Biography
"This new volume of the DNB contains the lives of 1,086 persons who were omitted from previous volumes of the DNB", covering period "from the beginnings to 1985"--Page v.
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The verdict
- Dictionary of philosophy and psychology, including many of the principal conceptions of ethics, logic, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, mental pathology, anthropology, biology, neurology, physiology, economics, political and social philosophy, philology, physical science, and education, and giving a terminology in English, French, German, and Italian is the quickest read — about 10 hours vs 19 for Dictionary of National Biography.
Scores by source
| Dictionary of National Biography | Dictionary of philosophy and psychology, including many of the principal conceptions of ethics, logic, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, mental pathology, anthropology, biology, neurology, physiology, economics, political and social philosophy, philology, physical science, and education, and giving a terminology in English, French, German, and Italian | |
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| Goodreads | 4.5 (2) | — |
Reception
| Dictionary of National Biography | Dictionary of philosophy and psychology, including many of the principal conceptions of ethics, logic, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, mental pathology, anthropology, biology, neurology, physiology, economics, political and social philosophy, philology, physical science, and education, and giving a terminology in English, French, German, and Italian | |
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| Ratings | 2 | — |
| Editions | 122 | 27 |
| Citations | — | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 14 | — |
| Written reviews | 2 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4422 | — |
| Pages | 1031 | 576 |