Project Gutenberg 2012-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 107 Spencer, Herbert 1820 1903 Illustrations of Universal Progress: A Series of Discussions Progress: its law and cause -- Manners and fashion -- The genesis of science -- The physiology of laughter -- The origin and function of music -- The nebular hypothesis -- Bain on the emotions and the will -- Illogical geology -- The development hypothesis -- The social organism -- Use and beauty -- The sources of architectural types -- The use of anthropomorphism. Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, tallforasmurf and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Illustrations of Universal Progress: A Series of Discussions" by Herbert Spencer is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. The work explores the overarching themes of progress and evolution, aiming to articulate a comprehensive philosophical system that encompasses multiple domains of knowledge, including biology, psychology, sociology, and morality. Spencer's writings reflect a commitment to understanding the laws governing change and development in nature and society. At the start of the text, the author lays the framework for his discussion on progress, arguing against the simplistic views held by society regarding growth and improvement. He asserts that true progress stems from complex and differentiated changes across various fields, such as social, geological, and biological development, all moving from a state of homogeneity to heterogeneity. Spencer introduces the law of evolution as a central theme, positing that such evolution is not limited to living organisms but manifests across all forms of existence, ultimately suggesting that a profound, universal principle governs this progression. This introduction serves as an invitation for readers to delve deeper into Spencer's expansive philosophical inquiries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science Philosophy Political science B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Browsing: Science - General 1039609 1039582 2024-09-16T17:29:59.373592 2023-09-17T11:39:13.604225 text/html text/html 1039802 2012-06-12T13:47:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 352516 2012-06-12T13:48:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 444259 2024-09-16T17:30:13.270049 application/epub+zip 455127 2024-09-16T17:30:02.295640 application/epub+zip 455126 2024-09-16T17:30:00.698676 application/epub+zip 921373 2024-09-16T17:30:22.785016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 819612 2024-09-16T17:30:11.794549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741021 2022-09-18T10:03:09.213497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 946007 945777 2024-09-16T17:29:58.023662 2023-09-17T11:39:12.089216 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 945573 2012-06-12T13:47:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 331101 2012-06-12T13:48:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 945699 2012-06-12T13:48:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 330926 2012-06-12T13:48:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21180 2024-09-16T17:30:23.214969 application/rdf+xml 26633 2024-09-16T17:30:01.108618 image/jpeg 4955 2024-09-16T17:30:00.905586 image/jpeg 420877 2024-09-16T17:29:59.453618 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