Project Gutenberg 2016-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 77 Spencer, Herbert 1820 1903 Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3 Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions. Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3 The genesis of science -- The classification of the sciences -- Reasons for dissenting from the philosophy of M. Comte -- On laws in general, and the order of their discovery -- The valuation of evidence -- What is electricity? -- Mill versus Hamilton: The test of truth -- Replies to criticisms -- Prof. Green's explanations -- The philosophy of style -- Use and beauty -- The sources of architectural types -- Gracefulness -- Personal beauty -- The origin and function of music -- The physiology of laughter. Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Adrian Mastronardi, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries and Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3" by Herbert Spencer is a scholarly collection of essays written in the late 19th century. This volume delves into various topics intersecting with science, philosophy, and society, and seeks to explore the underlying principles governing these fields, including the classification of sciences, the genesis of scientific thought, and critiques of established philosophies. The opening of the volume begins with an exploration of the nature of scientific knowledge, contrasting it with everyday understanding. Spencer argues against the notion that scientific knowledge is fundamentally different or superior to ordinary knowledge, promoting the idea that both employ similar faculties of thought. He emphasizes that the evolution of science reflects an extension of common knowledge, showing that all prevision, whether scientific or mundane, is based on the relationships of events and experiences, leading to a broader comprehension of the world. Through this lens, the essay sets the stage for a deeper investigation into how empirical understanding and organized knowledge converge in the pursuit of scientific truths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science Philosophy Political science B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Browsing: Science - General 1119840 1119910 2024-09-22T08:09:56.952569 2023-09-23T06:40:24.958713 text/html text/html 1116579 2021-01-24T19:43:55 text/html; charset=utf-8 493264 2021-01-24T19:43:55 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 551915 2024-09-22T08:10:10.123529 application/epub+zip 561185 2024-09-22T08:09:58.854577 application/epub+zip 493563 2024-09-22T08:09:57.937561 application/epub+zip 843770 2024-09-22T08:10:19.202450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773474 2024-09-22T08:10:09.311559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705232 2022-09-24T08:50:49.846976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1033247 1032953 2024-09-22T08:09:55.067567 2023-09-23T06:40:23.181716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1033595 2016-10-29T11:22:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 357727 2016-10-29T11:23:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19708 2024-09-22T08:10:19.386443 application/rdf+xml 19266 2024-09-22T08:09:58.070546 image/jpeg 2208 2024-09-22T08:09:58.003554 image/jpeg 496357 2024-09-22T08:09:57.047578 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