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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 17, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 161x234x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 590 g.
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Expected delivery: December 15, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

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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