Critique of the Power of Judgment (1790). A comparison with Kantian aesthetics will illuminate more closely why and how Lavater's theory is pseudo-scientific. When considering the relation between necessity and freedom, Lavater defends the view that necessity is inherent in the constitution of a person's physiognomy, and he takes a critical distance from the Enlightenment belief in the power of education. The chapter concludes by examining to what extent Lavater's physiognomical theory influenced the thought of the early feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. It is claimed that Wollstonecraft emphasises the role of education also in relation to bodily constitution and questions Lavater's preference of necessity over freedom." />
Physiognomy as science and art - Reuter Martina | sdvig press
