Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) 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.Spencer developed an all-embracing conception of evolution as the progressive development of the physical world, biological organisms, the human mind, and human culture and societies. As a polymath, he contributed to a wide range of subjects, including ethics, religion, anthropology, economics, political theory, philosophy, literature, astronomy, biology, sociology, and psychology. During his lifetime he achieved tremendous authority, mainly in English-speaking academia. Spencer was "the single most famous European intellectual in the closing decades of the nineteenth century" but his influence declined sharply after 1900: "Who now reads Spencer?" asked Talcott Parsons in 1937. Provided by Wikipedia
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5by Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903
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9by Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903
Published 1940
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10by Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903Other Authors: “...Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903...”
Published 1994
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11by Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903
Published 1880
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12by Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903
Published 1975
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13by Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903
Published 1902
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14by Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903
Published 1864
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15by Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903
Published 1978
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16by Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903
Published 1871
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20by Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903, Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903
Published 1910
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