The Unitarian physiologist: science and religion in the life and work of William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885)

Thesis

This thesis provides the first comprehensive study of an eminent but oft- overlooked Victorian polymath, with the overarching aims of assessing his contributions to nineteenth-century intellectual life and of exploring the mutual relations between science and religion in his work. One of the towering figures of the Victorian scientific establishment, William Carpenter (1813-1885), F.R.S, was a famous physiologist and public figure. He is most remembered for his concept of 'unconscious cere...

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Authors: Delorme, S

• DOI: 10.5287/ora-m8jyx6gpo
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Keywords: psychical studies; microscopy; spiritualism; science and religion; naturalism; transformism; registrar of the University of London; unitarian; evolution; orthogenesis; eozoon
• Subjects: Science education; Science and religion; Evolutionary theory; Unitarians; Oceanography; History of biology; Pseudo-Science; Psychical studies; Microscopy