Physiognomy with Philosophy Perspective
Physiognomy with Philosophy Perspective

Summary/Abstract: Physiognomy is a Greek term composed of, which are “physis” means nature and “gnomon” means judgement, knowledge. Physiognomy is the ancient science of determining someone’s character on the basis of their bodily features. Physiognomy, which has thousands of years of knowledge and experience, has been used since ancient societies such as China, Hind, Greek. Throughout history, every philosopher is based on his views on materialistic or idealistic philosophy. While the idealist philosophers put forward ideas according to metaphysics (the mental dimension of being), the materialist philosophers have had opposing ideas. Therefore, a metaphysical subject, physiognomy, is accepted by idealist philosophers, but rejected by materialist philosophers.

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