Bethlem and the Brain: Muzzling William Lawrence's Medical Materialism

In 1822, Bethlem’s surgeon was dismissed for disseminating the heretical hypothesis that thought was a function of the brain rather than of an immaterial principle. Huw Price addresses the circumstances surrounding his dismissal and re-appointment.

Suitable for
16-17
18+

Admission
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Website
http://museumofthemind.org.uk/whats-on/event-info/bethlem-and-the-brain-muzzling-william-lawrences-medical-materialism

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000006?id=EVENT550264