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"It has seemed to me that a natural history of myself would be a useful accompaniment to the books which it has been the chief occupation of my life to write. In the following chapters I have attempted to give such a natural history." - Herbert Spencer
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588 pages
Published
January 1st 2005
by Kessinger Publishing
(first published 1904)
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People who wander into this book expecting the thick, fuliginous prose characteristic of philosophers will be surprised; Spencer can write quite well when he's aiming for the masses. A very interesting view into the mind of one of the great thinkers. Spencer had his peculiarities; he was a fanatical walker whose feats of mileage are awesome to read about, and he suffered nearly all his life from an undiagnosed thyroid problem.
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Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era.
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. He was "an enthusiastic ex ...more
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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. He was "an enthusiastic ex ...more
“No man is equal to his book. All the best products of his mental activity go into his book, where they come separated from the mass of inferior products with which they are mingled in his daily talk.”
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