| Essays Scientific, Political and Speculative Contributor(s): Spencer, Herbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406703605 ISBN-13: 9781406703603 Publisher: Iyer Press OUR PRICE: $30.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.46 lbs) 528 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This vintage book contains a collection of fascinating essays written by Herbert Spencer. The works in this collection are primarily based on the topics of human evolution and development, and will be of considerable utility to those with a scholarly, or general interest in these subjects. The chapters of this book include: The Development Hypothesis, Progress: Its Law and Cause, Transcendental Psychology, The Nebulae Hypothesis, Illogical Geology, Bain on the Emotions and the Will, The Social Organism, The Origin of Animal Worship, etcetera. Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903) was an English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, and sociologist. This antiquarian volume is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author." |