Outlines of Phrenology
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Title
Outlines of Phrenology
Subject
Phrenology
Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832 (author)
Hooper, Henry
Title pages
Description
Published while Spurzheim was touring in America, the Outlines of Phrenology was phenomenally popular, passing through four separate editions by 1834. The Outlines gives a brief overview of the theory behind phrenology, discusses the basic propensities, sentiments, and intellectual faculties, and then attempts to reconcile the concept of free will with a fatalistic determinism derived from the phrenological assessment of human proclivities. This copy of the Outlines was present to Henry Hooper by Spurzheim during his lecture tour in Boston just before his death.
Abstract
Title page of Outlines of Phrenology, autographed by the author of the book, Johann Gaspar Spurzheim, and presented to Henry Hooper
Creator
Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832
Publisher
Marsh, Capen, and Lyon
Date Created
1832
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (BF870 .S77 1832)
Format
text
Extent
excerpt (1 page)
Language
English
Type
text
Provenance
Purchased for the Boston Medical Library, 1970
Files
Collection
Citation
Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832, “Outlines of Phrenology,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6162.