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Herbert Spencer

1820–1903

1 series 3 books in order

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist, biologist, sociologist, and anthropologist. He coined the expression "survival of the fittest" in Principles of Biology (1864) after reading Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, and he saw evolution as extending into sociology and ethics. He is credited in our catalog with the three volumes of The Study of Sociology. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1820
Known for
The Study of Sociology

Series by Herbert Spencer

The Study of Sociology

3 books in order · 1872

  1. The Study of Sociology III

    1872 · Herbert Spencer

    The Study of Sociology III is a 1872 book by Herbert Spencer. It is book 3 of the series The Study of Sociology.

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