Henry George Atkinson, Harriet Martineau

Letters on the Laws of Man's Nature and Development

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Radical philosopher Martineau and phrenologist Atkinson discuss human nature, mesmerism, clairvoyance and atheistic naturalism in this 1851 publication.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 573g
• ISBN-13: 9781108004152
• ISBN-10: 1108004156
• Artikelnr.: 26889275

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Mottoes
1. Inquiry for a basis
2. Proposal of a basis
3. Preparation of the ground
4. What is the brain?
5. Inquiry about its structure
6. Early days of phrenology
7. Inquiry for new discoveries
8. Methods of new discovery
9. Illustrative cases
10. Organic arrangement of the cerebrum
11. Dr. Howe's report on idiocy
12. The senses and nervous system
13. Illustrative comment
14. Facts about the senses under various conditions
15. Raising questions
16. Bacon, on matter and causation
17. Nothing
18. Knowledge and notions
19. Release from notions
20. Natural history of superstition
21. Theology and science
22. Central law and pervasive unity
23. Position and privilege of truth-seekers
24. Position and privilege of truth-speakers
Appendix.