Victorian psychology and British culture, 1850-1880 / [electronic resource]
Rylance, Rick.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2000.
"This book examines psychological theory as it appeared to the Victorians themselves, tracing the social and intellectual forces in play in its formation; it also relates these nineteenth-century ideas to twentieth-century developments in psychological investigation. Part One outlines the general debate. Part Two concentrates on three central figures: Alexander Bain, Herbert Spencer, and G.H. Lewes. It assesses their contributions in the context of the public debates which shaped their work. This is the first detailed study of the development of a mature body of complex interdisciplinary theory often neglected by modern commentators. It also provides one of the first thorough examinations of the work of G.H. Lewes, which has been greatly underestimated." "Distinctive features of this study include its cross-referral between work in different disciplines, and a series of analyses of the work of George Eliot, whose writing is saturated with ideas developed alongside those of the great psychologists who formed her circle."--Jacket.
Specialized.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-350) and index.
"This book examines psychological theory as it appeared to the Victorians themselves, tracing the social and intellectual forces in play in its formation; it also relates these nineteenth-century ideas to twentieth-century developments in psychological investigation. Part One outlines the general debate. Part Two concentrates on three central figures: Alexander Bain, Herbert Spencer, and G.H. Lewes. It assesses their contributions in the context of the public debates which shaped their work. This is the first detailed study of the development of a mature body of complex interdisciplinary theory often neglected by modern commentators. It also provides one of the first thorough examinations of the work of G.H. Lewes, which has been greatly underestimated." "Distinctive features of this study include its cross-referral between work in different disciplines, and a series of analyses of the work of George Eliot, whose writing is saturated with ideas developed alongside those of the great psychologists who formed her circle."--Jacket.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Description based on print version record.
Specialized.
Bain, Alexander, 1810-1877.
Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903.
Lewes, George Henry, 1817-1878.
Bain, Alexander, 1818-1903.
Bain, Alexander, 1818-1903.
Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903.
Lewes, George Henry, 1817-1878.
Eliot, George, 1819-1880.
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