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 XII contains his 'Contemporary Assessments.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |17 pages
An Overview of the Synthetic Philosophy
part |83 pages
General Philosophy (Including First Principles)
part |29 pages
Biology
part |88 pages
The Principles of Psychology
chapter |29 pages
Mr. Herbert Spencer and Mr. G.H. Lewes:
chapter |25 pages
Mr. Herbert Spencer and Mr. G.H. Lewes:
part |100 pages
Sociology and Politics
part |81 pages
Ethics
part |5 pages
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