This book focuses upon the activities of a group of Midland intellectuals who strove to promote social, political and urban improvements which had national and international consequences. It examines a turbulent period of British history, an age of political and industrial revolution in which the Derby philosophers were closely involved. -- .
This book focuses upon the activities of a group of Midland intellectuals who strove to promote social, political and urban improvements which had national and international consequences. It examines a turbulent period of British history, an age of political and industrial revolution in which the Derby philosophers were closely involved. -- .
Paul Elliott is a Professor of Modern History at the University of Derby
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List of figures Introduction 1 Politics, religion, urban culture and Natural Philosophy, c.1700-1770 2 Natural Philosophy and utility. 3 Joseph Wright, John Whitehurst and Derby philosophical culture c.1760-1783 4 The Derby Philosophical Society. 5 Dissent, politics and Natural Philosophy: the campaigns of the 1780s and 1790s 6 Enlightenment and improvement: The campaign for the enclosure of common lands during the 1790s 7 The Derby Literary and Philosophical Society 8 The Derbyshire General Infirmary 9 Evolution: Erasmus Darwin, William George Spencer and Herbert Spencer. 10 Women and Derby scientific culture, c.1780-1850 11: Civic science and rational recreation: the Derby Mechanic's Institute (1825) and the Derby Arboretum (1840) Conclusion Appendix: members of the Derby Philosophical Society (1783-1850) and members of the Derby Literary and Philosophical Society (1908-1816) Select bibliography Index
List of figures Introduction 1 Politics, religion, urban culture and Natural Philosophy, c.1700-1770 2 Natural Philosophy and utility. 3 Joseph Wright, John Whitehurst and Derby philosophical culture c.1760-1783 4 The Derby Philosophical Society. 5 Dissent, politics and Natural Philosophy: the campaigns of the 1780s and 1790s 6 Enlightenment and improvement: The campaign for the enclosure of common lands during the 1790s 7 The Derby Literary and Philosophical Society 8 The Derbyshire General Infirmary 9 Evolution: Erasmus Darwin, William George Spencer and Herbert Spencer. 10 Women and Derby scientific culture, c.1780-1850 11: Civic science and rational recreation: the Derby Mechanic's Institute (1825) and the Derby Arboretum (1840) Conclusion Appendix: members of the Derby Philosophical Society (1783-1850) and members of the Derby Literary and Philosophical Society (1908-1816) Select bibliography Index
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