The Trinity circle: anxiety, intelligence, and knowledge creation in nineteenth-century England
"The Trinity Circle explores the creation of knowledge in nineteenth-century England, when any notion of a recognizably modern science was still nearly a century off, religion still infused all ways of elite knowing, and even those who denied its relevance had to work extremely hard to do so. T...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh, Pa
University of Pittsburgh Press
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Science and culture in the nineteenth century
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Trinity College Cambridge
/ Church of England
/ History 1800-1900
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDE Anglican Church |
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Church of England
History 19th century
B England Church history 19th century B England Intellectual life 19th century B Trinity College (University of Cambridge) History 19th century B Religion and science (England) History 19th century B Religion Study and teaching (England) History 19th century |
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| Summary: | "The Trinity Circle explores the creation of knowledge in nineteenth-century England, when any notion of a recognizably modern science was still nearly a century off, religion still infused all ways of elite knowing, and even those who denied its relevance had to work extremely hard to do so. The rise of capitalism during this period-embodied by secular faith, political radicalism, science, commerce, and industry-was, according to Anglican critics, undermining this spiritual world and challenging it with a superficial material one: a human-centric rationalist society hell-bent on measurable betterment via profit, consumption, and a prevalent notion of progress. Here, William J. Ashworth places the politics of science within a far more contested context. By focusing on the Trinity College circle, spearheaded from Cambridge by the polymath William Whewell, he details an ongoing struggle between the Established Church and a quest for change to the prevailing social hierarchy. His study presents a far from unified view of science and religion at a time when new ways of thinking threatened to divide England and even the Trinity College itself"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0822946874 |