{"product_id":"william-lawrence-and-the-organ-elfed-huw-price-9781787357907","title":"William Lawrence and the Organ of Mind: The Theology, Medicine and Politics of the Brain","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of how a nineteenth-century medical controversy laid the groundwork for modern neuroscience and the science of the mind.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elfed Huw Price studies the radical history behind the idea that thought and consciousness are rooted in the brain, tracing its emergence in early nineteenth-century Britain. Centered on the controversy surrounding Lawrence's Lectures on Physiology, Zoology, and the Natural History of Man, this book reveals how his arguments on the sentient brain challenged both medical tradition and religious orthodoxy, provoking backlash from the establishment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on archival sources including unpublished material from Bethlem Hospital, Price situates Lawrence's work within the rise of Christian mortalist thought and the broader shift toward Victorian naturalism. Despite Lawrence's silencing, his ideas endured, shaping a transformation that redefined human exceptionality through biology rather than theology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bridging science, medicine, philosophy, and religion, \u003ci\u003eWilliam Lawrence and the Organ of Mind \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates a pivotal yet overlooked moment in the history of mind and brain studies, offering fresh insights into the intellectual struggles that helped reshape modern thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elfed Huw Price\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787357902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787357907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e UCL Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Elfed Huw Price","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927901655295,"sku":"9781787357907","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55907c6c-d477-4b14-b4cb-ec58aabbdffc.jpg?v=1749373322","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/william-lawrence-and-the-organ-elfed-huw-price-9781787357907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}