Author: Roswell Willson HaskinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Phrenology
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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History and Progress of Phrenology
Author: Roswell Willson HaskinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Phrenology
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Materials of the Mind
Author: James PoskettPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226820645
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Phrenology was the most popular mental science of the Victorian age. From American senators to Indian social reformers, this new mental science found supporters stretching around the globe. Materials of the Mind tells the story of how phrenology changed the world--and how the world changed phrenology. This is a story of skulls from the Arctic, plaster casts from Haiti, books from Bengal, and letters from the Pacific. Drawing on far-flung museum and archival collections, and addressing sources in six different languages, Materials of the Mind is the first substantial account of science in the nineteenth century as part of global history. It shows how the circulation of material culture underpinned the emergence of a new materialist philosophy of the mind, while also demonstrating how a global approach to history could help us reassess issues such as race, technology, and politics today.
History and progress of phrenology. by R. W. Haskins
Author: R. W. HaskinsHistory and Progress of Phrenology
Author: R. W. HaskinsPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781390977172
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Excerpt from History and Progress of Phrenology: Read Before the Western Phrenological Society, at Buffalo I have made free use of all accredited authorities at my command; and in all practicable instances the accustomed references and credits have been given; but still this has not, in every case, been possible, from the manner in which it sometimes became necessary to incorporate the materials into the general body of the text. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
History and Progress of Phrenology (read Before the Western Phrenological Society, at Buffalo), by R. W. Haskins,...
Author: Roswell W. HaskinsPhrenology and the Origins of Victorian Scientific Naturalism
Author: John van WyhePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351911295
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
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, who sought to apply their theories to a wide range of subjects, from medicine and the treatment of the insane, to education, theology and even economic theories. Showing how ideas about naturalism and the doctrine of natural laws were born in the early phrenology controversies in the 1820s, this book charts the spread of such views. It argues that one book in particular, The Constitution of Man in Relation to External Objects (1828) by George Combe, had an enormous influence on scientific thinking and the popularity of the 'naturalistic movement'. The Constitution was one of the best-selling books of the nineteenth century, being published continuously from 1828 to 1899, and selling more than 350,000 copies throughout the world, many times more than Dawin's The Origin of Species. By restoring Combe and his work to centre stage it provides modern scholars with a more accurate picture of the Victorians' view of their place in Nature.
A Glance at Nineteenth Century Concept of PHRENOLOGY: Skull Bumps are a Mirror of Brain Faculties!
Author: Dr. Hakim. K. SaboowalaPublisher: Dr.Hakim Saboowala
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A Glance at Nineteenth Century Concept of PHRENOLOGY: Skull Bumps are a Mirror of Brain Faculties! Phrenology was a nineteenth century endeavour to link personality traits with scalp morphology, which has been both influential and fiercely criticised, not least because of the assumption that scalp morphology can be informative of underlying brain function. Phrenology is the study of the shape of the head through the examination and measurement of the bumps on an individual's skull. Phrenology was one of the early biological theories of criminology and laid the foundation for the development of the biological school of criminology. Scientists discredited phrenology by the mid-1800s, although phrenology readings continued to have moments of popularity during the late 1800s and early 1900s. While phrenology was eventually shown to be pseudoscience, the idea that certain abilities might be linked to specific areas of the brain did have an influence on the field of neurology and the study of the localization of brain functions. Thus, an effort has been made in this E-Booklet to describe a few interesting aspects of Phrenology e. g. History, Applications, Methods, Prevalence in contemporary cultures along with plenty of Rare Historical Images of the Scriptures/Scholars of 19th Century for better understanding of this Novel Nineteenth Century endeavour to link Personality Traits with Scalp Morphology. …Dr. H. K. Saboowala. M.B.(Bom) .M.R.S.H.(London)
An Organ of Murder
Author: Courtney E. ThompsonPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1978813082
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Finalist for the 2022 Cheiron Book Prize An Organ of Murder explores the origins of both popular and elite theories of criminality in the nineteenth-century United States, focusing in particular on the influence of phrenology. In the United States, phrenology shaped the production of medico-legal knowledge around crime, the treatment of the criminal within prisons and in public discourse, and sociocultural expectations about the causes of crime. The criminal was phrenology’s ideal research and demonstration subject, and the courtroom and the prison were essential spaces for the staging of scientific expertise. In particular, phrenology constructed ways of looking as well as a language for identifying, understanding, and analyzing criminals and their actions. This work traces the long-lasting influence of phrenological visual culture and language in American culture, law, and medicine, as well as the practical uses of phrenology in courts, prisons, and daily life.
Lectures on Phrenology
Author: George CombePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Phrenology
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Phrenology
Author: Orson Squire FowlerPublisher: Chelsea House Publications
ISBN: 9780877541431
Category : Phrenology
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description