ABSTRACT
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was regarded by the Victorians as the foremost philosopher of the age, the prophet of evolution at a time when the idea had gripped the popular imagination. Until recently Spencer's posthumous reputation rested almost excusively on his social and political thought, which has itself frequently been subject to serious misrepresentation. But historians of ideas now recognise that an acquaintance with Spencer's thought is essential for the proper understanding of many aspects of Victorian intellectual life, and the present selection is designed to answer this need. It provides a cross-section of Spencer's works from his more popular and approachable essays to a number of the volumes of the Synthetic Philosophy itself. Volume -The Data of Ethics Justice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter I
Conduct in General.
chapter II
The Evolution of Conduct.
chapter III
Good and Bad Conduct.
chapter IV
Ways of Judging Conduct.
chapter V
The Physical View.
chapter VI
The Biological View.
chapter VII
The Psychological View.
chapter VIII
The Sociological View.
chapter IX
Criticisms and Explanations.
chapter XI
Egoism Versus Altruism.
chapter XII
Altruism Versus Egoism.
chapter XIII
Trial and Compromise.
chapter XIV
Conciliation.
chapter XV
Absolute and Relative Ethics.
chapter XVI
The Scope of Ethics.
part IV
Principles of Ethics.
