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Herbert Spencer

Herbert Spencer was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist, biologist, sociologist, and anthropologist. Spencer originated the expression "survival of the fittest", which he coined in Principles of Biology (1864) after reading Charles Darwin's 1859 book On the Origin of Species. The term strongly suggests natural selection, yet Spencer saw evolution as extending into realms of sociology and ethics, so he also supported Lamarckism.

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The Principles of Biology, Volume 2 (of 2)

"The Principles of Biology, Volume 2 (of 2)" by Herbert Spencer is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into bi...

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The Principles of Biology, Volume 1 (of 2)

"The Principles of Biology, Volume 1" by Herbert Spencer is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the found...

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The Philosophy of Style

"The Philosophy of Style" by Herbert Spencer is a critical examination of the principles of effective writing and communication, likely written in the...

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The Data of Ethics

"The Data of Ethics" by Herbert Spencer is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work is part of Spencer's "System of Synthe...

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Illustrations of Universal Progress: A Series of Discussions

"Illustrations of Universal Progress: A Series of Discussions" by Herbert Spencer is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. The wor...

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First Principles

"First Principles" by Herbert Spencer is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. The work is part of a larger series that aims to es...

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Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 3 of 3 Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions.

"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 3 of 3" by Herbert Spencer is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. This volume...

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Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3 Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions.

"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3" by Herbert Spencer is a scholarly collection of essays written in the late 19th century. T...

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The Right to Ignore the State

"It is only fair to the memory of Mr. Herbert Spencer that we should warn the reader of the following chapter from the original edition of Mr. Spencer's "Social Statics," written in 1850, that it was omitted by the author from the revised edition, published in 1892. We may legitimately infer that this omission indicates a change of view. But to repudiate is not to answer, and Mr. Spencer never answered his arguments for the right to ignore the State. It is the belief of the Anarchists that these arguments are unanswerable."--Preface.

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Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 1 of 3 Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions.

"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 1 of 3" by Herbert Spencer is a collection of essays that delve into scientific, philosophical, an...

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Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library

"Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects" by Herbert Spencer is a collection of critical essays written in the mid-19th century. The work addresses t...

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Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Herbert Spencer

"Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Herbert Spencer" by Herbert Spencer is a comprehensive compilation of various essays and works authored by Sp...

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The Factors of Organic Evolution

"The Factors of Organic Evolution" by Herbert Spencer is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book discusses the complex pro...

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