The Enigma, of Harriet Martineau's Letters on Science
1995; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 2; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/0969908950020205
ISSN1747-5848
Autores Tópico(s)Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
ResumoAll new sciences are for some time engrossed by the learned... It is certain, however, that sciences are only valuable in as far as they involve the interests of mankind at large, and that nothing can prevent their sooner or later influencing general happiness. This is true with respect to the knowledge of the stars; to that of the formation and changes in the structure of the globe; to that of chemical elements and their combinations; and, above all, to that of the social condition of men. Harriet Martineau, 1832 It is my deliberate opinion that the one essential requisite of human welfare in all ways is scientific knowledge of human nature. Harriet Martineau, 1855
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