Freedom of the Will, Measured by Complexity
Excerpted from AIC 1:108-112 Man is neither as free as he feels nor a bound as he fears. He is... Read More
The Ideology of Machismo
In 1987, along with Donald Mosher, Tomkins published Scripting the macho man: Hypermasculine socialization and enculturation. He summarized this work in... Read More
I am a Neo-Kantian . . . No affect, no meaning
Excerpted from A Theory of Psychological Magnification: How Things Become Meaningful, Audio of Silvan S. Tomkins, October 5, 1976. I am... Read More
Favorite Quotes
Members of the Tomkins Institute share their favorite quotes from Silvan Tomkins. We invite you to submit your favorite Tomkins quotes:... Read More
Biography and Timeline
Early years Silvan Solomon Tomkins was born 4 June 1911 in Philadelphia and died 10 June 1991 at the nearby... Read More
