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Moral Authority, Men of Science, and the Victorian Novel

About Moral Authority, Men of Science, and the Victorian Novel

How did Victorian novelists including Eliot, Hardy and Wells respond to contemporary men of science who aligned scientific practice with moral excellence in an endeavor to secure cultural authority for their discipline? Anne DeWitt argues that novelists came to reject this alignment, denying that science held widely accessible moral benefits.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781107036178
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 290
  • Published:
  • July 18, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 161x234x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 590 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: July 20, 2024

Description of Moral Authority, Men of Science, and the Victorian Novel

How did Victorian novelists including Eliot, Hardy and Wells respond to contemporary men of science who aligned scientific practice with moral excellence in an endeavor to secure cultural authority for their discipline? Anne DeWitt argues that novelists came to reject this alignment, denying that science held widely accessible moral benefits.

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