Conquest of mind : phrenology and Victorian social thought
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Conquest of mind : phrenology and Victorian social thought
（Routledge library editions, . The Victorian world ; v. 13）
Routledge, 2016
- : hbk
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Reprint. Originally published: London : Croom Helm, 1975
ISBN for subseries: 9781138665651
Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-243) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 education. This title will be of interest to students of history and philosophy.
Table of Contents
- 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
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