The classical concept of the four temperamentsthe four personality types characterized as the fiery choleric the airy sanguine the watery phlegmatic and the earthy melancholichas been revered by many significant thinkers over the ages. In a refreshing treatment Dr. Childs demonstrates that this ancient doctrine remains relevant to our modern lives. He shows how we can recognize the temperaments in others as well as in ourselves and how to understand the ways in which they function. Understan