Herbert Spencer and Social Theory

✍ Scribed by John Offer

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 384
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Herbert Spencer remains a significant but poorly understood figure in 19th century intellectual life. His ideas on evolution ranged across the natural sciences and philosophy, and he pioneered new ideas in psychology and sociology. This book comprehensively examines his work and strips away common misconceptions about his sociology.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Introduction......Page 10
1 Early Spencer: Influences and Ideas......Page 36
2 Middle Spencer: Towards a Tapestry of the World......Page 71
3 Later Spencer: Crafting the Principles of Sociology, and Losing Hold......Page 105
4 Evolution and Mind......Page 146
5 Mind and Society......Page 170
6 The Social Organism......Page 205
7 Militant and Industrial Social Types......Page 232
8 Understanding Music......Page 262
9 Sociology, Ethics and Well-Being......Page 284
Concluding Reflections......Page 315
Notes......Page 337
Bibliography......Page 358
Index......Page 377