Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects

Herbert Spencer

Jun 2015 · Read Books Ltd

About this ebook

This volume book contains a collection of philosophical essays written by Herbert Spencer. The essays contained within this book were originally published in the 'Westminster Review', the 'North British Review', and the 'British Quarterly Review'. They include: "Educational: Intellectual, Moral, and Physical", "What Knowledge is of Most Worthy", "Intellectual Education", "Moral Education", "Physical Education", "Progress: It's Law and Cause", "On Manners and Fashion", and more. This fantastic collection is highly recommended for those with a keen interest in nineteenth century philosophy, and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Spencer's work. Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903) was an esteemed English philosopher, anthropologist, biologist, and sociologist. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

About the author

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".