Herbert Spencer

"Whatever may be thought to-day of the value of Herbert Spencer's writings, no one who wishes to understand the thought of the nineteenth century can neglect him. His system of philosophy influenced his generation, not only in England, but in America and elsewhere; even those most profound...

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Main Author: Elliot, Hugh, 1881-1930
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, Henry Holt & Co., 1917.
Series:Makers of the nineteenth century.
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Summary:"Whatever may be thought to-day of the value of Herbert Spencer's writings, no one who wishes to understand the thought of the nineteenth century can neglect him. His system of philosophy influenced his generation, not only in England, but in America and elsewhere; even those most profoundly antagonistic to it thought it necessary to reckon with it and answer it: in science, though not entirely in accord with Darwin, he helped to popularise evolutionary ideas; in politics he represented, if he did not lead, a body of opinion which had great influence in his day, an influence which even in these warlike times, so abhorrent as they would have been to Spencer, is not entirely dead"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)
Physical Description:1 online resource (330 pages) illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319).