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The Scotsman George Combe (1788-1858) was an energetic and vocal
promoter of phrenology, natural philosophy, and secularism, who
rose from humble origins to tour widely in Europe and the United
States and become a best-selling author. His most famous book, The
Constitution of Man, was published in 1828, and had sold
approximately 350,000 copies, distributed by over 100 publishers,
by 1900. It put forward Combe's version of naturalism, and was
hugely influential - perhaps more so even than Charles Darwin - in
changing popular understanding of the place of humanity in the
natural order, as subject to natural laws (physical, organic and
moral). Combe's essay illustrates the relations between these laws
with a view to the improvement of education and the regulation of
individual conduct. It stirred up enormous controversy for decades
after its publication, and is central to the understanding of the
philosophical and scientific debates of the Victorian period.
George Combe (1788-1858) rose from humble origins to tour widely in
Europe and the United States lecturing on phrenology, the popular
Victorian belief that character traits were determined by the
configuration of the skull. His most famous book, The Constitution
of Man, published in 1828, put forward a naturalist agenda and sold
approximately 350,000 copies. In 1857, Combe published On the
Relation between Science and Religion. He denounces dogmatism and
sectarianism, and argues insistently that religious leaders should
encourage the study of science as revealing God's governance. He
proposes that phrenology sheds light on the divine purpose and
moral laws through an improved understanding of the human mind, and
criticises both scientists and religious leaders who maintain that
higher thought has nothing to do with the brain. His book ranges
widely across the concerns of Victorian educated classes, and
addresses questions many of which still resonate today.
George Combe (1788 1858) rose from humble origins to tour widely in
Europe and the United States, lecturing on phrenology, the popular
Victorian belief that character traits were determined by the
configuration of the skull. He founded Britain's first
Phrenological Society in 1820 in Edinburgh, and was considered the
foremost phrenologist of the nineteenth century. These volumes,
first published in 1841, contain Combe's account of a phrenological
lecture tour he undertook in the United States between 1838 and
1840. In the form of a journal, Combe describes the social and
political institutions of the United States, and provides vivid
descriptions of American society and customs. He also provides
accounts of phrenological practice and the lectures he presented.
These volumes provide a wealth of information on nineteenth-century
society in America, and invaluable details concerning the practice
of phrenology. Volume 1 covers his stay in New York and New
England.
George Combe (1788 1858) rose from humble origins to tour widely in
Europe and the United States, lecturing on phrenology, the popular
Victorian belief that character traits were determined by the
configuration of the skull. He founded Britain's first
Phrenological Society in 1820 in Edinburgh, and was considered the
foremost phrenologist of the nineteenth century. These volumes,
first published in 1841, contain Combe's account of a phrenological
lecture tour he undertook in the United States between 1838 and
1840. In the form of a journal, Combe describes the social and
political institutions of the United States, and provides vivid
descriptions of American society and customs. He also provides
accounts of phrenological practice and the lectures he presented.
These volumes provide a wealth of information on nineteenth-century
society in America, and invaluable details concerning the practice
of phrenology. Volume 2 covers his stay in Philadelphia and Maine.
George Combe (1788 1858) rose from humble origins to tour widely in
Europe and the United States, lecturing on phrenology, the popular
Victorian belief that character traits were determined by the
configuration of the skull. He founded Britain's first
Phrenological Society in 1820 in Edinburgh, and was considered the
foremost phrenologist of the nineteenth century. These volumes,
first published in 1841, contain Combe's account of a phrenological
lecture tour he undertook in the United States between 1838 and
1840. In the form of a journal, Combe describes the social and
political institutions of the United States, and provides vivid
descriptions of American society and customs. He also provides
accounts of phrenological practice and the lectures he presented.
These volumes provide a wealth of information on nineteenth-century
society in America, and invaluable details concerning the practice
of phrenology. Volume 3 concludes his account, and discusses
'American civilization'.
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