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Select Discourses On The Functions Of The Nervous System, In Opposition To Phrenology, Materialism, And Atheism, To Which Is Prefixed A Lecture On The Diversities Of The Human Character Arising From Physiological Peculiarities by John Augustine Smith. This volume gathers a series of lectures and discourses delivered in the early 19th century that investigate how physiological variations in the brain, lungs, liver, and sexual organs influence moral and intellectual traits. It presents a critical examination of phrenology and materialist atheism, arguing that mind and character emerge from tangible bodily processes and exploring the nervous system's roles in sensation, motion, respiration, digestion, and emotion. The Preface explains the author’s cautious, empirical approach and his goal of defending religious and moral sensibility against speculative theories, inviting readers to consider how physiological peculiarities shape character. The work, originally published in 1840 in New York by D. Appleton & Co., reflects contemporary debates at the intersection of science and religion.
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