The 19th Century, 1983
by: Roger Weir
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The 19th Century
13 of 13 presentations availableTuesdays, Dec 6, 1983 to Feb 28, 1984
The pilgrimage through the world as a permanently dissolving inferno.
- Bentham (1748-1831) @ Dec 06
The Transformation to Material Man. Scientific Social Theory, Happiness Calculus, Economic History and Utilitarianismaudio part 1
audio part 2
- Spencer (1818-1883) @ Dec 20
The synthesis of knowledge from scientific examination of Biology, Psychology, Sociology and Ethicsplay audio
- Delacroix (1798-1863) @ Jan 03
The greatest French Romantic painter and theorist towards Impressionism from Classicismplay audio
- Darwin (1809-1882) @ Jan 10
The origin of Species and The Descent of Man. Giant steps into the permanently dissolving world.play audio
- Balzac (1799-1850) @ Jan 17
La Comedie Humaine. The writer as a "secretary" of society, towards a psychology of Man.play audio
- Dostoevsky (1821-1881) @ Feb 07
Crime and Punishment. The Idiot. The Brothers Karamazov. Views of the dissolving inferno.play audio
- Brahms (1833-1897) @ Feb 14
The Personal Preservation of Art as the Balance of Revolution and Progress.play audio
- Maxwell (1831-1879) @ Feb 21
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism (3rd Ed. 1981, Oxford). The preparation for Einstein.play audio
- Tolstoy (1828-1910) @ Feb 28
The Master Spirit of the 19th Century. Transformations back to Spiritual Manplay audio
Related artists and works
- Charles Darwin
- Honore de Balzac