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psychological significance

psychological significance In this historical source, psychological significance means the part of a broader idea that applies specifically to mental life.

In this historical source, psychological significance means the part of a broader idea that applies specifically to mental life. Here, the biological notion of degeneration is said to have psychological significance only when it refers to mental degeneration in humans as a retrograde trend in development.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Degeneration” (Degeneration).
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