Title: Free will and the human sciences in Britain, 1870-1910 /
Authors: Smith, Roger, 1945-
Publisher: Pickering & Chatto,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Science and psychology Great Britain History; Free will and determinism History; Personal Autonomy; Brain physiology; Morals; Science
Abstract: Here, Smith takes an in-depth look at the question of free will through the prism of different disciplines in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His subtly nuanced navigation through these arguments has much to contribute to our understanding of Victorian and Edwardian science and culture.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1.Belief in Free Will: What Was at Stake? -- 2.Physiology and Mind in the 1870s -- 3.Shaping the Science of Psychology -- 4.Volition and Mental Activity -- 5.Causation and Effort -- 6.The Moral Agent -- 7.History and Society -- 8.The Legacy.