Victorian Psychology and British Culture 1850-1880

by Rick Rylance

This book offers a history of the interdisciplinary development of Victorian psychology alongside detailed studies of three leading writers: Alexander Bain, Herbert Spencer, and G. H. Lewes. Examining work in several different fields, including evolutionary theory, philosophy, literature, and the bio-medical sciences, it sets the development of psychology in the context of the social and intellectual pressures of the time. The book includes detailed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198122837
• ISBN13: 9780198122838
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.6"