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After Phrenology

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Author : Michael L. Anderson
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2021-12-14

After Phrenology written by Michael L. Anderson and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-14 with Psychology categories.

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.

Outlines Of Phrenology As An Accompaniment To The Phrenological Bust

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Author : J. DE VILLE (Phrenologist.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1824

Outlines Of Phrenology As An Accompaniment To The Phrenological Bust written by J. DE VILLE (Phrenologist.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1824 with Phrenology categories.

Phrenology

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Author : Richard Chenevix
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1830

Phrenology written by Richard Chenevix and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1830 with Phrenology categories.

The American Phrenological Journal And Life Illustrated

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869

The American Phrenological Journal And Life Illustrated written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with Phrenology categories.

Phrenology And The Origins Of Victorian Scientific Naturalism

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Author : John van Wyhe
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-05-15

Phrenology And The Origins Of Victorian Scientific Naturalism written by John van Wyhe and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-15 with History categories.

Through a reassessment of phrenology, Phrenology and the Origins of Victorian Scientific Naturalism sheds light on all kinds of works in Victorian Britain and America which have previously been unnoticed or were simply referred to with a vague 'naturalism of the times' explanation. It is often assumed that the scientific naturalism familiar in late nineteenth century writers such as T.H. Huxley and John Tyndall are the effects of a 'Darwinian revolution' unleashed in 1859 on an unsuspecting world following the publication of The Origin of Species. Yet it can be misleading to view Darwin's work in isolation, without locating it in the context of a well established and vigorous debate concerning scientific naturalism. Throughout the nineteenth century intellectuals and societies had been discussing the relationship between nature and man, and the scientific and religious implications thereof. At the forefront of these debates were the advocates of phrenology, who sought to apply their theories to a wide range of subjects, from medicine and the treatment of the insane, to education, theology and even economic theories. Showing how ideas about naturalism and the doctrine of natural laws were born in the early phrenology controversies in the 1820s, this book charts the spread of such views. It argues that one book in particular, The Constitution of Man in Relation to External Objects (1828) by George Combe, had an enormous influence on scientific thinking and the popularity of the 'naturalistic movement'. The Constitution was one of the best-selling books of the nineteenth century, being published continuously from 1828 to 1899, and selling more than 350,000 copies throughout the world, many times more than Dawin's The Origin of Species. By restoring Combe and his work to centre stage it provides modern scholars with a more accurate picture of the Victorians' view of their place in Nature.

The Fundamental Principles Of Phrenology Are The Only Principles Capable Of Being Reconciled With The Immateriality And Immortality Of The Soul Classic Reprint

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Author : James C. L. Carson
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-20

The Fundamental Principles Of Phrenology Are The Only Principles Capable Of Being Reconciled With The Immateriality And Immortality Of The Soul Classic Reprint written by James C. L. Carson and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-20 with Psychology categories.

Excerpt from The Fundamental Principles of Phrenology Are the Only Principles Capable of Being Reconciled With the Immateriality and Immortality of the Soul AT the risk of being considered somewhat egotisti cal, I shall detail the history of my connexion with Phrenology. My medical education was commenced at Trinity College, Dublin, early in 1833. Towards the end of that year, it was arranged to take out Anatomical Dissections under Dr Power, who was highly spoken of as a lecturer at the Richmond School of Medicine. I repaired to his class-room, and there heard the first lecture on Anatomy I ever listened to. His subject was the Human Brain. There was a brain on the table, but the description he gave of it was quite unintelligible to me. He sliced it away from above downwards after the orthodox anatomical method. His descriptions of the different sections, as he used the scalpel, were very minute; but as he sliced away portion after portion he always took care to tell us that the use of this part, and this'part, and this part, was not known. The whole affair appeared such a farce that I had a strong idea of giving up the profession. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.