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Excerpt from Problems of Life and Mind
The credit of this conception is due to Auguste Comte. Others before him had Of course recognised the fact that social conditions greatly in?uenced mental evolution; the fact was transparent, but no one had seized its full significance. Nor do I think that even Comte saw more than its general range. His abstention from analysis and detailed investiga tion kept him from specifying the mode of operation of the social factor; and his cerebral theory, so unsatisfactory in its method, and so fantastic in its anatomy, could not supply what he left unspecified.
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The credit of this conception is due to Auguste Comte. Others before him had Of course recognised the fact that social conditions greatly in?uenced mental evolution; the fact was transparent, but no one had seized its full significance. Nor do I think that even Comte saw more than its general range. His abstention from analysis and detailed investiga tion kept him from specifying the mode of operation of the social factor; and his cerebral theory, so unsatisfactory in its method, and so fantastic in its anatomy, could not supply what he left unspecified.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
George Henry Lewes
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780364929681
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 202
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Contributors
Author
George Henry Lewes
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330413265
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 512
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