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Author:

Ashworth, William J., http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003095665 author.

Title:

The Trinity circle : anxiety, intelligence, and knowledge creation in nineteenth-century England / William J. Ashworth.

Publisher:

University of Pittsburgh Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

viii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Religion and science--England--History--19th century.
Religion--History--England--History--19th century.
Trinity College (University of Cambridge)--History--19th century.
Church of England--History--19th century.
England--Intellectual life--19th century.
England--Church history--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Trinity in the early nineteenth century -- Putting the soul back in the machine -- German biblical criticism and guessing -- Trinity and religious dissenters -- An ethical economy -- The new master of Trinity -- Genius and great scientific discoveries -- Trinity and moral philosophy -- Space, time, and the idea of a Cambridge education -- Conclusion: The last days of the Trinity circle -- Epilogue: The demise of God and the rise of machine intelligence.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Science and culture in the nineteenth century

ISBN:

0822946874
9780822946878

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1225193254

LCCN:

2021030569

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)