Herbert Spencer

Author : Mark Francis,Michael W. Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317591306

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Herbert Spencer: Legacies by Mark Francis,Michael W. Taylor Pdf

Herbert Spencer: Legacies explores and assesses the impact of the ideas and work of the great Victorian polymath Herbert Spencer across a wide range of disciplines. In the course of the essays a significant re-evaluation of his influence on Victorian and Edwardian thought is provided. Spencer's contribution to the fields of sociology, anthropology, psychology, biology and ecology are considered, alongside his influence on key figures in science and philosophy. The book brings together scholars from a wide range of disciplines to explore Spencer's nuanced and complex ideas and will be invaluable for historians of science and ideas, and all those interested in the intellectual culture of the late Victorian and Edwardian period. Contributors: Peter J. Bowler, James Elwick, Mark Francis, Bernard Lightman, Chris Renwick, Vanessa L. Ryan, John Skorupski, Michael W. Taylor, Stephen Tomlinson, and Jonathan H. Turner

Author : Mark Francis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317493464

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Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life by Mark Francis Pdf

The English philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903) was a colossus of the Victorian age. His works ranked alongside those of Darwin and Marx in the development of disciplines as wide ranging as sociology, anthropology, political theory, philosophy and psychology. In this acclaimed study of Spencer, the first for over thirty years and now available in paperback, Mark Francis provides an authoritative and meticulously researched intellectual biography of this remarkable man that dispels the plethora of misinformation surrounding Spencer and shines new light on the broader cultural history of the nineteenth century. In this major study of Spencer, the first for over thirty years, Mark Francis provides an authoritative and meticulously researched intellectual biography of this remarkable man. Using archival material and contemporary printed sources, Francis creates a fascinating portrait of a human being whose philosophical and scientific system was a unique attempt to explain modern life in all its biological, psychological and sociological forms. Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life fills what is perhaps the last big biographical gap in Victorian history. An exceptional work of scholarship it not only dispels the plethora of misinformation surrounding Spencer but shines new light on the broader cultural history of the nineteenth century. Elegantly written, provocative and rich in insight it will be required reading for all students of the period.

Author : Herbert Spencer
Publisher : London, D. Appleton
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Sociology
ISBN : UVA:X000920576

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The Study of Sociology by Herbert Spencer Pdf

Author : John Offer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0415181844

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Herbert Spencer by John Offer Pdf

This set traces Herbert Spencer's influence, from his contemporaries to the present day. Contributions come from across the social science disciplines and are often taken from sources which are difficult to access.

Author : Herbert Spencer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Social evolution
ISBN : UCAL:B3359055

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Social Statics by Herbert Spencer Pdf

Author : Herbert Spencer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Ethics
ISBN : HARVARD:AH5DUM

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The Data of Ethics by Herbert Spencer Pdf

Author : Herbert Spencer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Ethics
ISBN : HARVARD:32044011502739

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The Principles of Ethics by Herbert Spencer Pdf

Author : Herbert Spencer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z226386606

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First Principles by Herbert Spencer Pdf

Author : John Offer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0415181879

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Herbert Spencer by John Offer Pdf

This set traces Herbert Spencer's influence, from his contemporaries to the present day. Contributions come from across the social science disciplines and are often taken from sources which are difficult to access.

Author : Alberto Mingardi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781623564827

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Herbert Spencer by Alberto Mingardi Pdf

This volume makes a compelling case for the continued relevance and significance of Herbert Spencer (1820-1904), one of the foremost intellectuals of the Victorian era whose work now tends to be regarded as being of purely historical interest. One of the originators of the evolutionary classical liberal or libertarian approach exemplified later by F. A. Hayek, Spencer engaged with such issues as the relationship between the individual and the state; the nature of majoritarian democracy; the legitimacy of private property; the consequences of the transition from relatively simple, feudal communities to complex, industrial societies; and the causes of war and the prospects of international peace. For him the future was individualist. However, as the scope of state action expanded and classical liberal ideas became increasingly marginalised during the course of his life, Spencer grew ever more pessimistic about the future prospects for liberty.

Author : Jay Rumney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351515917

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Herbert Spencer's Sociology by Jay Rumney Pdf

The republication of this book is eminently fitting at this time. Jay Rumney's Herbert Spencer's Sociology first appeared in 1937. In that year Talcott Parsons, citing Crane Brinton, declared: "Spencer is dead. But who killed him and how?" It was the thesis of Parsons' famous The Structure of Social Action that the evolution of scientific theory had put an end to Spencer. For more than a generation the man whose name had been synonymous with sociology was, or so it seemed, repressed and forgotten.

Author : Robert G. Perrin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317943709

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Herbert Spencer by Robert G. Perrin Pdf

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : David Duncan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Biology
ISBN : UOM:39015021963627

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Life and Letters of Herbert Spencer by David Duncan Pdf

Presents a biography of the British philosopher and sociologist, Herbert Spencer, who was a major figure in the intellectual life of the Victorian era. He was one of the principal proponents of evolutionary theory in the mid nineteenth century and his reputation rivaled that of Charles Darwin. This story of his life is based on selected correspondence and previously unpublished papers.

Author : J. Offer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230283008

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Herbert Spencer and Social Theory by J. Offer Pdf

Herbert Spencer remains a significant but poorly understood figure in 19th century intellectual life. His ideas on evolution ranged across the natural sciences and philosophy, and he pioneered new ideas in psychology and sociology. This book comprehensively examines his work and strips away common misconceptions about his sociology.

Author : Mark Francis
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0801445906

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Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life by Mark Francis Pdf

The ideas of the English philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) have shaped evolutionary theory, philosophy of science, sociology & politics. This work aims to dispel the plethora of misinformation surrounding Spencer, throwing light on the broader cultural history of the 19th century.