1st Edition
Conquest of Mind Phrenology and Victorian Social Thought
By David de Giustino
Copyright 1975
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1975. This study examines one of the popular scientific philosophies of the nineteenth-century. The first part deals with the reception and diffusion of phrenology in Britain, its usefulness to various professions, and its challenge to traditional religion. The second part considers the application of phrenology in two separate social movements: prison reform and national... Read more
Acknowledgement; Abbreviations; 1. Reconnaissance 2. A Science of the Mind 3. A Respectable Concern 4. A Shortcut to Knowledge 5. Transmission and Schism 6. The Ungodly Error 7. The Remaking of Man 8. The Philosophy of Education 9. The Politics of Education; Afterword; Bibliography; Index
Biography
David De Giustino
