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Education: Intellectual, Moral and Physical

Herbert Spencer

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Herbert Spencer's influence in the 19th century cannot be exaggerated, and is perhaps quite convincingly demonstrated by the fact that over a million copies of his work were sold during his own lifetime. Yet the currents of thought which predominated after his death were somewhat incompatible with his views, which consequently went out of fashion. Nevertheless it would be hard to present a coherent argument in favour of dismissing Spencer's thought completely, even to-day. His work in sociology, politics, as well as philosophy made an important contribution to the development of these disciplines. And at least one of the phrases he coined, "survival of the fittest," which is often wrongly attributed to Darwin remains very much part of our vocabulary today, both inside and outside academia. This volume is one of Spencer's lesser known works, though certainly not unimportant for our understanding of his perspectives in a number of areas, most importantly education. The edition is useful to enthusiasts of Spencer, who have not been able to purchase a new copy of this work for some time now. The four chapters of which this work consists originally appeared as four Review-articles: the first in the "Westminster Review" for July, 1859; the second in the "North British Review" for May, 1854; and the remaining two in the "British Quarterly Review" for April, 1858, and for April 1859. Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher, best known for his scientific writings. Together with Charles Darwin and Thomas Huxley he was responsible for the acceptance of the theory of evolution. His well-known essay on Education: Intellectual, Moral and Physical was considered one of the most useful and profound books written on education.

Language: English

Pages: 190

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Release: January 01, 2002

ISBN: 190430303X

ISBN 13: 9781904303039

Education: Intellectual, Moral and Physical

Herbert Spencer

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Herbert Spencer's influence in the 19th century cannot be exaggerated, and is perhaps quite convincingly demonstrated by the fact that over a million copies of his work were sold during his own lifetime. Yet the currents of thought which predominated after his death were somewhat incompatible with his views, which consequently went out of fashion. Nevertheless it would be hard to present a coherent argument in favour of dismissing Spencer's thought completely, even to-day. His work in sociology, politics, as well as philosophy made an important contribution to the development of these disciplines. And at least one of the phrases he coined, "survival of the fittest," which is often wrongly attributed to Darwin remains very much part of our vocabulary today, both inside and outside academia. This volume is one of Spencer's lesser known works, though certainly not unimportant for our understanding of his perspectives in a number of areas, most importantly education. The edition is useful to enthusiasts of Spencer, who have not been able to purchase a new copy of this work for some time now. The four chapters of which this work consists originally appeared as four Review-articles: the first in the "Westminster Review" for July, 1859; the second in the "North British Review" for May, 1854; and the remaining two in the "British Quarterly Review" for April, 1858, and for April 1859. Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher, best known for his scientific writings. Together with Charles Darwin and Thomas Huxley he was responsible for the acceptance of the theory of evolution. His well-known essay on Education: Intellectual, Moral and Physical was considered one of the most useful and profound books written on education.

Language: English

Pages: 190

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Release: January 01, 2002

ISBN: 190430303X

ISBN 13: 9781904303039

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