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Free Will and the Human Sciences in Britain, 1870-1910 - University of Pittsburgh Press

Free Will and the Human Sciences in Britain, 1870-1910 - University of Pittsburgh Press

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9780822964766|From the late nineteenth century onwards religion gave way to science as the dominant force in society. This led to a questioning of the principle of free will—if the workings of the human mind could be reduced to purely physiological explanations, then what place was there for human agency and self-improvement? Smith takes an in-depth look at the problem of free will through the prism of different disciplines. Physiology, psychology, philosophy, evolutionary theory, ethics, history and sociology all played a part in the debates that took place. His subtly nuanced navigation through these arguments has much to contribute to our

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