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From the late nineteenth century onwards religion gave way to science as the dominant force in society. This led to a questioning of the principle of free will—if the workings of the human mind could be reduced to purely physiological explanations, then what place was there for human agency and self-improvement?

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Confirms Smith's truly remarkable breadth of knowledge, power of synthesis, and ability to use different historiographical and stylistic registers to convey a message that matters to many of us. Here is a historian who has shown that 'history' itself does, indeed, matter."" - —Isis

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      Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
      Publication Date: 12/16/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780822964766, 978-0822964766
      ISBN10: 0822964767
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      Book Synopsis
      From the late nineteenth century onwards religion gave way to science as the dominant force in society. This led to a questioning of the principle of free will—if the workings of the human mind could be reduced to purely physiological explanations, then what place was there for human agency and self-improvement?

      Trade Review
      Confirms Smith's truly remarkable breadth of knowledge, power of synthesis, and ability to use different historiographical and stylistic registers to convey a message that matters to many of us. Here is a historian who has shown that 'history' itself does, indeed, matter."" - —Isis

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