Excerpt from Hypnotism and Its Legal Import<br><br>Our legal edifice has been erected for the purpose of regulating the relationships of individuals inter se so that the general structure of society may be the better protected. Therefore in considering such relationships it is primarily essential that we appreciate the makeup of the personality of the individuals who compose society, so that we can understand personality in action, namely conduct, in whatever aspect it may present itself. The conduct of an individ ual will thus be a unity that can be fitted into our social environ ment. I suggest that we must first understand psychology (the study of reactions) and use that understanding to interpret situa tions which arise, having regard to their effect on our social context. If this is done, we are in a position, knowing and being in contact with the fundamental principles governing human behaviour, to administer Law; thus we are not giving a narrow interpretation to Law, but are embodying it in one that is closely connected with it, namely the psychological. This treatise is offered in the hope that it will present some essential facts concerning human nature and the possibilities of human conduct.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.