What Is Phrenology

Author : James Poskett
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226820644

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Materials of the Mind by James Poskett Pdf

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.

Author : Michael L. Anderson
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780262028103

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After Phrenology by Michael L. Anderson Pdf

A proposal for a fully post-phrenological neuroscience that details the evolutionary roots of functional diversity in brain regions and networks. The computer analogy of the mind has been as widely adopted in contemporary cognitive neuroscience as was the analogy of the brain as a collection of organs in phrenology. Just as the phrenologist would insist that each organ must have its particular function, so contemporary cognitive neuroscience is committed to the notion that each brain region must have its fundamental computation. In After Phrenology, Michael Anderson argues that to achieve a fully post-phrenological science of the brain, we need to reassess this commitment and devise an alternate, neuroscientifically grounded taxonomy of mental function. Anderson contends that the cognitive roles played by each region of the brain are highly various, reflecting different neural partnerships established under different circumstances. He proposes quantifying the functional properties of neural assemblies in terms of their dispositional tendencies rather than their computational or information-processing operations. Exploring larger-scale issues, and drawing on evidence from embodied cognition, Anderson develops a picture of thinking rooted in the exploitation and extension of our early-evolving capacity for iterated interaction with the world. He argues that the multidimensional approach to the brain he describes offers a much better fit for these findings, and a more promising road toward a unified science of minded organisms.

Author : Robert Carroll
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118045633

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The Skeptic's Dictionary by Robert Carroll Pdf

A wealth of evidence for doubters and disbelievers "Whether it's the latest shark cartilage scam, or some new 'repressed memory' idiocy that besets you, I suggest you carry a copy of this dictionary at all times, or at least have it within reach as first aid for psychic attacks. We need all the help we can get." -James Randi, President, James Randi Educational Foundation, randi.org "From alternative medicine, aliens, and psychics to the farthest shores of science and beyond, Robert Carroll presents a fascinating look at some of humanity's most strange and wonderful ideas. Refreshing and witty, both believers and unbelievers will find this compendium complete and captivating. Buy this book and feed your head!" -Clifford Pickover, author of The Stars of Heaven and Dreaming the Future "A refreshing compendium of clear thinking, a welcome and potent antidote to the reams of books on the supernatural and pseudoscientific." -John Allen Paulos, author of Innumeracy and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper "This book covers an amazing range of topics and can protect many people from being scammed." -Stephen Barrett, M.D., quackwatch.org Featuring close to 400 definitions, arguments, and essays on topics ranging from acupuncture to zombies, The Skeptic's Dictionary is a lively, commonsense trove of detailed information on all things supernatural, occult, paranormal, and pseudoscientific. It covers such categories as alternative medicine; cryptozoology; extraterrestrials and UFOs; frauds and hoaxes; junk science; logic and perception; New Age energy; and the psychic. For the open-minded seeker, the soft or hardened skeptic, and the believing doubter, this book offers a remarkable range of information that puts to the test the best arguments of true believers.

Author : Paul Eling,Stanley Finger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000388381

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Gall, Spurzheim, and the Phrenological Movement by Paul Eling,Stanley Finger Pdf

During the 1790s in Vienna, German physician Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) came forth with a new doctrine dealing with mind, brain and behavior—one that could account for individual differences. He maintained that there are many independent faculties of mind, each associated with a separate part of the brain. He fine-tuned his ideas and published two sets of books presenting them after he and his assistant, Johann Gaspar Spurzheim, settled in Paris in 1807. Gall's ideas had many supporters but were controversial and unsettling to others. In particular, the opposition ridiculed his belief that skull features reflect the growth of specific, underlying cortical organs, and hence correlate with personality traits (i.e., his ‘bumpology’). Gall’s fundamental ideas about the mind and organization of the brain were debated across the globe, and they also began to be exploited by unscrupulous businessmen, ‘professors’ who ‘read skulls’ for a living. But, as some historians have shown, his ideas about mind, brain and behavior led to the modern neurosciences. The chapters collected in this volume provide new insights into Gall’s thinking and what Spurzheim did, and the faddish movement called ‘phrenology’, which originated as a science of humankind but became a popular source of entertainment. All chapters were originally published in various issues of the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences.

Author : George Combe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Phrenology
ISBN : HARVARD:HWS66L

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Lectures on Phrenology by George Combe Pdf

Author : Courtney E. Thompson
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781978813083

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An Organ of Murder by Courtney E. Thompson Pdf

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.

Author : Nelson Sizer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Phrenology
ISBN : UOM:39015013751386

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What is Phrenology? by Nelson Sizer Pdf

Author : Orson Squire Fowler,Lorenzo Niles Fowler
Publisher : Chelsea House Publications
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Phrenology
ISBN : 0877541434

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Phrenology by Orson Squire Fowler,Lorenzo Niles Fowler Pdf

Author : L.A. Vaught
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9785871342909

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Vaught's practical character reader by L.A. Vaught Pdf

Author : Stackpool E (Stackpool Edward) O'Dell,Geelossapuss E O'Dell
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014486653

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Phrenology by Stackpool E (Stackpool Edward) O'Dell,Geelossapuss E O'Dell Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Samuel George Morton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1840
Category : Broadsides
ISBN : BSB:BSB10255358

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Crania Americana by Samuel George Morton Pdf

Author : Roger Cooter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521227437

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The Cultural Meaning of Popular Science by Roger Cooter Pdf

This study concentrates on the social and ideological functions of science during the consolidation of urban industrial society.

Author : François Magendie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Physiology
ISBN : CHI:092534435

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An Elementary Treatise on Human Physiology by François Magendie Pdf

Author : Kevin J. Hayes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107009974

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Edgar Allan Poe in Context by Kevin J. Hayes Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Phrenology
ISBN : CORNELL:31924057441416

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American Phrenological Journal by Anonim Pdf