On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man - Principally With Reference to Supply of His Wants Exercise of His

This 1833 Bridgewater Treatise exemplifies the influence of natural theology within the scientific establishment before the era of Darwin.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The physical character of man; 3. On the powers of the human hand; 4. On the brain; 5. The nervous system of animals; 6. Adaptation of the atmosphere to the wants of man; 7. Adaptation of minerals to the physical condition of man; 8. Adaptation of vegetables to the physical condition of man; 9. Adaptation of animals to the physical condition of man; 10. Adaptation of the external world to the exercise of the intellectual faculties of man; 11. Conclusion; Appendix.

Summary

Regius professor of medicine at Oxford, John Kidd (1775–1851) published this Bridgewater Treatise in 1833. Kidd argues that animals, minerals and plants are adapted by God to serve mankind. This work exemplifies the influence of natural theology within the scientific establishment before the era of Darwin.

Product details

• Authors: John Kidd, Kidd John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.07.2014
• EAN: 9781108069649
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06964-9
• No. of pages: 396
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical, Human biology