{"product_id":"the-derby-philosophers-9780719079221","title":"The Derby philosophers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book focuses upon the activities of a group of Midland intellectuals who strove to promote social, political and urban improvements which had national and international consequences. It examines a turbulent period of British history, an age of political and industrial revolution in which the Derby philosophers were closely involved. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 Politics, religion, urban culture and Natural Philosophy, c.1700-1770\u003cbr\u003e2 Natural Philosophy and utility.\u003cbr\u003e3 Joseph Wright, John Whitehurst and Derby philosophical culture c.1760-1783\u003cbr\u003e4 The Derby Philosophical Society.\u003cbr\u003e5 Dissent, politics and Natural Philosophy: the campaigns of the 1780s and 1790s\u003cbr\u003e6 Enlightenment and improvement: The campaign for the enclosure of common lands during the 1790s\u003cbr\u003e7 The Derby Literary and Philosophical Society\u003cbr\u003e8 The Derbyshire General Infirmary\u003cbr\u003e9 Evolution: Erasmus Darwin, William George Spencer and Herbert Spencer.\u003cbr\u003e10 Women and Derby scientific culture, c.1780-1850\u003cbr\u003e11: Civic science and rational recreation: the Derby Mechanic’s Institute (1825) and the Derby Arboretum (1840) \u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003eAppendix: members of the Derby Philosophical Society (1783-1850) and members of the Derby Literary and Philosophical Society (1908-1816) \u003cbr\u003eSelect bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037322740055,"sku":"9780719079221","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719079221.jpg?v=1750935288","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-derby-philosophers-9780719079221","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}