Science and scientism in nineteenth-century Europe / Richard G. Olson.
Pubblicazione:
Urbana : University of Illinois press, c2008.
Descrizione fisica:
349 p. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. Introduction. Pt. 1. Scientism in the aftermath of the French revolution: 1. Ideology 2. Saint-Simon, Saint Simonianism and the birth of socialism 3. Auguste comte and posistivisms. Pt. 2. Science and culture in Germany and Britain: 4. Naturphilosophie, romanitcism and nationalism 5. The rise of materialisms and the reshaping of religion and politics 6. Early Victorian culture: public science and political science. Pt. 3. Evolutionary perspectives: 7. The rise of evolutionary perspectives (1820-59) 8. Darwinian evolution: natural selection, group selection, and sexual selection 9. Social Darwinism and other evolutionary social theories. Pt. 4. The end of the century: 10 The problem of degeneration in the late nineteenth century. Conclusion. Notes. Index
