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Harriet Martineau (1802–1876), the writer, political activist and radical philosopher, published this collection of letters between her and Henry George Atkinson in 1851. Atkinson’s interests lay in phrenology, mesmerism and spiritualism, and their book explores human nature and philosophical athei…
Letters on the Laws of Man's Nature and Development
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408 pages
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20 July 2009
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Summary
Henry George Atkinson (c.1812–c.1890), a free thinker and supporter of naturalism, published extensively on phrenology, mesmerism, and spiritualism. He became acquainted with the professional writer, political activist and radical philosopher Harriet Martineau (1802–76) in the 1840s, when she attributed her recovery from a long illness to mesmerism. Their correspondence was published in 1851, and promotes a radical form of atheistic naturalism, more extreme than that found in George Combe’s b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108004152 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108004156 |
| Author: | Henry George Atkinson, Harriet Martineau |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 408 |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - Science and Religion |
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