Alongside arguments for utility, positivism, and evolutionary naturalism in 19th-century England, there persisted reservations about the nature of man, the role of ethics, and the limits of scientific method. These essays discuss leading strategists and how "science" served colonial interests. 'He has done more than most to facilitate our understanding of the debates around scientific naturalism...An extremely readable collection', British Journal for the History of Science, vol.34, no.1 'This most instructive volume provides a fascinating backdrop to some of the current controversies surrounding the science-religion field... there is a great deal of general interest in this book, especially for students of the science/religion interface.' Network '... a valuable collection. The convenience of having all of these essays collected together in one place makes it more likely that they will be read as a group, allowing the reader to consider their impact as a whole and come to a greater appreciation of MacLeod's anticipations of so many themes that now command the attention of historians of Victorian science.' ISIS