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Wilfried Daim

Wilfried Daim is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Wilfried Daim rather than just read about it. In short: Wilfried Daim (21 July 1923 in Vienna – 30 December 2016 in Vienna) was an Austrian psychologist, psychotherapist, writer and art collector. Between 1940 and 1945 Daim was active in the Catholic resistance in Austria.

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Reference excerpt

Wilfried Daim (21 July 1923 in Vienna – 30 December 2016 in Vienna) was an Austrian psychologist, psychotherapist, writer and art collector. Between 1940 and 1945 Daim was active in the Catholic resistance in Austria. He founded the private Institute for Political Psychology in Vienna in 1956. Daim published many books on the topic of psychology and faith, but he is most noted for his book Der Mann, der Hitler die Ideen gab (transl. The Man Who Gave Hitler the Ideas) which established the connection between Lanz von Liebenfels and Adolf Hitler. This book was first published in 1957, and received many editions and two revisions in German, but has never been translated into English. Karis Muller called it the "seminal" work on Hitler's ties to the occult.

Bibliography —— (1951). Umwertung der Psychoanalyse (in German). Vienna: Herold. —— (1954). Tiefenpsychologie Und Erlösung (in German). Vienna: Herold. —— (1963). Depth, Psychology, and Salvation. Translated by Reinhardt, Kurt F. New York: Ungar. —— (1958). Der Mann, der Hitler die Ideen gab (in German). Munich: Isar. —— (1959). Totaler Untergang? (in German). Munich: Manz. —— (1960). Die kastenlose Gesellschaft (in German). Munich: Manz. —— (1962). Zur Strategie des Friedens: Ein neutralistisches Konzept (in German). Vienna: Europa Verlag. —— (1970). The Vatican and Eastern Europe. Translated by Gode, Alexander. New York: Frederick Ungar. —— (1973). Christianity, Judaism, and Revolution. Translated by Tirner, Peter. New York: Frederick Ungar. —— (1982). Otto Rudolf Schatz: Kriegsbriefe (in German). Eisenstadt: Roetzer. —— (1997). Meine Kunstabenteuer: Geschichte einer Sammlung (in German). Vienna: Holzhausen.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wilfried Daim

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wilfried Daim claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Wilfried Daim before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Wilfried Daim ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Wilfried Daim

In research: Wilfried Daim appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Wilfried Daim in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Wilfried Daim is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1923 births, 2016 deaths, 20th-century Austrian male writers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wilfried Daim outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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