Science and Scientism in Nineteenth-Century Europe

Name: Science and Scientism in Nineteenth-Century Europe
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ISBN: 9780252074332

ISBN-10: 0252074335

ISBN-13: 9780252074332

Edition: 2007

Authors: Richard Olson

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Exploring the natural scientific foundations of far-reaching social ideologiesThe nineteenth century produced scientific and cultural revolutions that forever transformed modern European life. Although these critical developments are often studied independently, Richard G. Olson'sScience and Scientism inNineteenth-Century Europeprovides an integrated account of the history of science and its impact on intellectual and social trends of the day. Focusing on the natural scientific foundations underlying liberalism, socialism, positivism, communism, and social Darwinism, Olson explores how these movements employed science to clarify their own understanding of Enlightenment ideals, as well as…

Book details

Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 12/10/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.15" wide x 9.25" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Scientisms in the Aftermath of the French Revolution



Ideology



Saint-Simon, Saint-Simonianism, and the Birth of Socialism



Auguste Comte and Positivisms



Science and Culture in Germany and Britain



Naturphilosophie, Romanticism, and Nationalism



The Rise of Materialisms and the Reshaping of Religion and Politics



Early Victorian Culture: Public Science and Political Science



Evolutionary Perspectives



The Rise of Evolutionary Perspectives: 1820-59



Darwinian Evolution: Natural Selection, Group Selection, and Sexual Selection



"Social Darwinisms" and Other Evolutionary Social Theories



The End of the Century



The Problem of Degeneration in the Late Nineteenth Century


Conclusion


Notes


Index