Acquisitiveness (phrenology)

Acquisitiveness is a phrenological faculty.

Definition

Acquisitiveness describes the greed to increase one's possessions, to acquire, hoard and save. It can be aimed on material or immaterial fields, depending on the development of other faculties. It stands for the love of oneself's capital and is thus basically a self-centred faculty.

Localisation

On the lower part of the temple, below Ideality.

Interaction with other faculties

Criticisms

Lack of scientific evidence supporting the correlation between phrenological mental 'faculties' and function.

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