Samuel Butler and the science of the mind: evolution, heredity and unconscious memory

Cambridge: Legenda (2020)
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Chronology of Samuel Butler -- Introduction -- 1. Butler and the science of the mind: a pan-European discussion -- 2. Evolution: from literature to science and back again -- 3. The rise and fall of Butler's fame -- 4. An amateur among the professionals -- Conclusion: another story to tell.

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