| Nature and Man: Essays Scientific and Philosophical Contributor(s): Carpenter, William B. (Author), Carpenter, J. Estlin (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1417945559 ISBN-13: 9781417945559 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $38.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: 1889. Contents: Memorial Sketch; Essays: The Method and Aim of the Study of Physiology; The Brain and Its Physiology; The Automatic Execution of Voluntary Movements; The Influence of Suggestion in Modifying and Directing Muscular Movement, Independently of Volition; The Phasis of Force; Man the Interpreter of Nature. Presidential Address at the British Association, Brighton; The Psychology of Belief; The Fallacies of Testimony in Relation to the Supernatural; The Doctrine of Human Automatism; The Limits of Human Automatism; The Deep Sea and its Contents; The Force Behind Nature; Nature and Law; The Doctrine of Evolution in its Relation to Theism; and The Argument from Design in the Organic World. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 814 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.58 lbs) 492 pages |
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