by Joseph R. Buchanan
About this book
Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887 Volume 1, Number 9 by Joseph R. Buchanan plunges listeners into a spirited Victorian-era forum where psychology, medicine, and social reform collide. This issue collects essays and reports that range from “The Oriental View of Anthropology” (with commentary by Buchanan) to a corrective study of cerebral science, introducing Buchanan’s own sarcognomy alongside critiques of Gall and Spurzheim’s organology.
The audiobook presents short nonfiction pieces on religion and science, early neuroscience and phrenology debates, and practical social topics—women’s rights, land reform, public health, temperance, and technological advances like the telegraph and electricity. You’ll hear accounts of curiosities of the age—educated monkeys, centenarians, aerolites—framed by 1887’s intellectual tensions between mysticism, experimental inquiry, and reformist zeal. Buchanan’s editorial voice guides readers through the period’s language and assumptions while preserving the vivacity of contemporary debate.
Ideal for listeners interested in psychology, history of science, Victorian thought, or social reform movements, this journal edition offers a primary-source snapshot of late 19th-century ideas and controversies—perfect for scholars, curious general readers, and anyone fascinated by the roots of modern psychological and medical discourse.
