On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man: Principally with Reference to the Supply of his Wants and the Exercise of his Intellectual Faculties

John Kidd

doi:10.1017/CBO9781107255968

Having studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, London, John Kidd (1775–1851) established himself as a physician and educator at Oxford, where he lectured widely on chemistry, anatomy, mineralogy and geology. Regius professor of medicine and a fellow of the Royal Society from 1822, he rooted his scientific understanding and teaching in natural theology. Published in 1833 as the second Bridgewater Treatise, the present work attempted to bring science and religion into harmony, drawing on such disciplines as anthropology and comparative anatomy. Seeking to demonstrate the superiority of humans in the natural world, Kidd argues that animals, minerals and plants had been adapted by God to serve mankind. Founded upon a belief in the antediluvian world and the revealed existence of God in nature, the work exemplifies the influence of natural theology within the scientific establishment before the era of Darwin.

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NOTICE
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CONTENTS
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CHAP. I - INTRODUCTION
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CHAP. II - THE PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF MAN
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CHAP. III - ON THE POWERS OF THE HUMAN HAND, CONSIDERED AS A CORPOREAL ORGAN
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CHAP. IV - ON THE BRAIN, CONSIDERED AS THE ORGAN OF THE INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES
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CHAP. V - THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF ANIMALS IN GENERAL
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CHAP. VI - ADAPTATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE TO THE WANTS OF MAN
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CHAP. VII - ADAPTATION OF MINERALS TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF MAN
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CHAP. VIII - ADAPTATION OF VEGETABLES TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF MAN
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CHAP. IX - ADAPTATION OF ANIMALS TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF MAN
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CHAP. X - ADAPTATION OF THE EXTERNAL WORLD TO THE EXERCISE OF THE INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES OF MAN
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CHAP. XI - CONCLUSION
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APPENDIX
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On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

PREFACE
pp vii-x

NOTICE
pp xi-xiii

CONTENTS
pp xiv-xvi

CHAP. I - INTRODUCTION
pp 1-9

CHAP. II - THE PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF MAN
pp 9-28

CHAP. III - ON THE POWERS OF THE HUMAN HAND, CONSIDERED AS A CORPOREAL ORGAN
pp 28-43

CHAP. IV - ON THE BRAIN, CONSIDERED AS THE ORGAN OF THE INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES
pp 43-47

CHAP. V - THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF ANIMALS IN GENERAL
pp 47-80

CHAP. VI - ADAPTATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE TO THE WANTS OF MAN
pp 80-152

CHAP. VII - ADAPTATION OF MINERALS TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF MAN
pp 152-201

CHAP. VIII - ADAPTATION OF VEGETABLES TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF MAN
pp 202-242

CHAP. IX - ADAPTATION OF ANIMALS TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF MAN
pp 243-273

CHAP. X - ADAPTATION OF THE EXTERNAL WORLD TO THE EXERCISE OF THE INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES OF MAN
pp 273-338

CHAP. XI - CONCLUSION
pp 339-346

APPENDIX
pp 347-375

Miscellaneous Endmatter
pp 375-375

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