On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man: Principally with Reference to the Supply of his Wants and the Exercise of his Intellectual Faculties
On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man: Principally with Reference to the Supply of his Wants and the Exercise of his Intellectual Faculties
Having studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, London, John Kidd (1775-1851) established himself as a physician and educator at Oxford, where he lectured widely on chemistry, anatomy, mineralogy and geology. Regius professor of medicine and a fellow of the Royal Society from 1822, he rooted his scientific understanding and teaching in natural theology. Published in 1833 as the second Bridgewater Treatise, the present work attempted to bring science and religion into harmony, drawing on such disciplines as anthropology and ...
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Having studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, London, John Kidd (1775-1851) established himself as a physician and educator at Oxford, where he lectured widely on chemistry, anatomy, mineralogy and geology. Regius professor of medicine and a fellow of the Royal Society from 1822, he rooted his scientific understanding and teaching in natural theology. Published in 1833 as the second Bridgewater Treatise, the present work attempted to bring science and religion into harmony, drawing on such disciplines as anthropology and comparative anatomy. Seeking to demonstrate the superiority of humans in the natural world, Kidd argues that animals, minerals and plants had been adapted by God to serve mankind. Founded upon a belief in the antediluvian world and the revealed existence of God in nature, the work exemplifies the influence of natural theology within the scientific establishment before the era of Darwin.
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Very Good+ xvi, 375 pp. Contemporary 3/4-leather and cloth. Early ownership signature to half title. Fourth Edition. Inscribed "From the Author" and scarce thus. Corners bumped, but still a very nice copy. Number 2 in the series of Bridgewater Treatises.
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