Spencer, Herbert
Categories
- Works (4)
Links
Herbert Spencer
http://www2.pfeiffer.edu/~lridener/DSS/Spencer/SPENCPER.HTML
An extensive online biography of this Victorian thinker. In sequential pages.
Herbert Spencer: Social Darwinism in Education
http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/spenser.html
A short article by Robert Barger, considering Spencer's legacy as a philosopher of education.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Herbert Spencer
http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/spencer.htm
Biographical information and an explanation of his philosophy. By William Sweet.
Liberty Haven: Herbert Spencer
http://www.libertyhaven.com/thinkers/herberspencer/
A variety of articles about the philosopher.
Photo of Herbert Spencer
http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/photos/html/1052.html
A picture of the philosopher, dated to circa 1896. From the Wisconsin Historical Society Visual Materials Archive.
Spencer, Herbert
An extensive look at his works and some biographical information.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Herbert Spencer
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spencer/
Article by David Weinstein. Attempts to restore this philosopher to his place in the liberal utilitarian tradition.
The Development of Herbert Spencer's Concept of Evolution
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/N-Q/psysc/staff/rmyoung/papers/spencer1.html
A paper by Robert M. Young exploring Spencer's legitimacy as a follower of Darwin.
Thoemmes Encyclopedia of the History of Ideas: Herbert Spencer
http://www.thoemmes.com/encyclopedia/spencer.htm
An article giving an overview of Spencer's life and influence, and reviewing the significance of each of his principal works.