Free Will and the Human Sciences in Britain, 1870-1910
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781848933590
Subjects: Free will and determinism; Psychology; Science, great britain
Description: 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.