Herbert Spencer

by John Arthur Thomson

Book Overview

This volume attempts to give a short account of Herbert Spencer's life, an appreciation of his characteristics, and a statement of some of the services he rendered to science. Prominence has been given to his Autobiography, to his Principles of Biology, and to his position as a cosmic evolutionist; but little has been said of his psychology and sociology, which require another volume, or of his ethics and politics, or of his agnosticism-the whetstone...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1544626614
• ISBN13: 9781544626611
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"