Project Gutenberg 2009-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 120 Spencer, Herbert 1820 1903 Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 1 of 3 Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions. Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative; Vol. 1 of 3 The development hypothesis -- Progress: its law and cause -- Transcendental physiology -- The nebular hypothesis -- Illogical geology -- Bain on the emotions and the will -- The social organism -- The origin of animal worship -- Morals and moral sentiments -- The comparative psychology of man -- Mr. Martineau on evolution -- The factors of organic evolution. Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Carla Foust, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 1 of 3" by Herbert Spencer is a collection of essays that delve into scientific, philosophical, and political themes, written in the late 19th century. The compilation encompasses essays that explore the principles of evolution, the nature of progress, and the implications of scientific theories on moral and ethical considerations. Spencer’s work engages with topics surrounding organic evolution and the development of societies, reflecting on the interconnectedness of various domains of knowledge. The opening of the volume provides context for the essays included, detailing Spencer’s intent to synthesize his previous works along with new essays that address current topics of interest in the realm of evolution and society. The first essay discusses the development hypothesis, arguing against the notion of special creation and positing that species evolve through a process of modification. He critiques opposing views, emphasizing the rationality and scientific basis of evolutionary theory while outlining a defense for the principles of change and progress that govern both natural and social phenomena. This sets a tone for the subsequent essays in the collection, where Spencer continues to unpack the implications of evolution across various aspects of human understanding and experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science Philosophy Political science B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Browsing: Science - General 1076315 1076324 2024-09-12T16:17:56.379729 2023-09-13T08:10:41.861043 text/html text/html 1087261 2021-01-05T12:42:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 368895 2021-01-05T12:42:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 454556 2024-09-12T16:18:08.271125 application/epub+zip 470096 2024-09-12T16:17:58.855667 application/epub+zip 470096 2024-09-12T16:17:57.421684 application/epub+zip 865426 2024-09-12T16:18:15.681136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 797560 2024-09-12T16:18:07.136154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647344 2022-09-13T18:09:17.898244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1014985 1014756 2024-09-12T16:17:55.133764 2023-09-13T08:10:40.661024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1014597 2021-01-05T12:42:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 351541 2021-01-05T12:42:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1014772 2021-01-05T12:42:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 351363 2021-01-05T12:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21390 2024-09-12T16:18:15.829083 application/rdf+xml 24443 2024-09-12T16:17:57.841697 image/jpeg 5070 2024-09-12T16:17:57.622678 image/jpeg 431661 2024-09-12T16:17:56.466711 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia