Herbert Spencer

Critical Assessments

• Author(s): John Offer,
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Pages: 1669
• ISBN_10: 0415181852
  ISBN_13: 9780415181853
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Philosophy / History & Surveys / General , Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... A four volume collection of selected assessment of the work of Herbert Spencer. The collection contains journal articles, reviews and excerpts from books dating from 1867 to 2000. The volumes are organized under the following subject headings: Volume I: General Assessment of Herbert Spencer's Work and Impact. Volume II: Spencer, Darwin and Social Darwinism. Spencer, Comte, Tönnies and Durkheim. The Theory of Evolution and Social Change. Volume III: Conseptions of Society. Spencer, Psychology and Evolution. Spencer, Ethics and Evolution. Volume IV: Political Aspects of Social Evolution. Women, the Family, Children and Welfare.