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Phrenology and the Origins of Victorian Scientific Naturalism Hardcover - 2004
by John Van Wyhe
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The science of phrenology, and the writings of George Combe in particular, had profound effects on Victorian culture.
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- Title Phrenology and the Origins of Victorian Scientific Naturalism
- Author John Van Wyhe
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 300
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge, Aldershot
- Date 2004-03-28
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780754634089 / 0754634086
- Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.69 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.75 cm)
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- Topical: New Age
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003042166
- Dewey Decimal Code 139.09
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Hardback. New. Through a reassessment of phrenology, Phrenology and the Origins of Victorian Scientific Naturalism sheds light on all kinds of works in Victorian Britain and America which have previously been unnoticed or were simply referred to with a vague 'naturalism of the times' explanation. It is often assumed that the scientific naturalism familiar in late nineteenth century writers such as T.H. Huxley and John Tyndall are the effects of a 'Darwinian revolution' unleashed in 1859 on an unsuspecting world following the publication of The Origin of Species. Yet it can be misleading to view Darwin's work in isolation, without locating it in the context of a well established and vigorous debate concerning scientific naturalism. Throughout the nineteenth century intellectuals and societies had been discussing the relationship between nature and man, and the scientific and religious implications thereof. At the forefront of these debates were the advocates of phrenology,…
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