Principles of Ethics by Herbert Spencer
Though almost forgotten today, Herbert Spencer ranks as one of the foremost individualist philosophers. His influence in the latter half of the nineteenth century was immense.
Spencer's name is usually linked with Darwin's, for it was he who penned the phrase, survival of the fittest. Today in America he is most often admired for his trenchant essays in The Man Versus the State. But Spencer himself considered The Principles of Ethics to be his finest work. In the second volume, under Justice, is his final statement on the role of the state. His formula for justice is summed up in these words: Every man is free to do that which he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man.
Spencer, Herbert: - Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was an English philosopher, political theorist, sociological theorist, author, and editor. He served in the later capacity for the Economist from 1843 to 1853. He is perhaps best known for applying evolutionary theory to social development and coined the term -survival of the fittest.- His best known works are Man versus the State and the multi-volume System of Synthetic Philosophy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780913966334 |
| ISBN 10 | 0913966339 |
| Title | Principles of Ethics |
| Author | Herbert Spencer |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Liberty Fund Inc |
| Year published | 1978-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 1136 |
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