Life before Darwin : body, mind and soul in Britain, 1815-1859

How does bodily matter become alive? Is the mind reducible to the brain? These questions became crucial in the emergent discipline of life science at the turn of the nineteenth century, when the term 'biology' was coined. The new scientific theories that arose at this time directly impinge...

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Main Author: Poon, Heidi Y. H.
Published: University of Edinburgh 2005
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.545854