Herbert Spencer and the Invention of Modern Life

by Mark Francis

The ideas of the English philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) profoundly shaped Victorian thought regarding evolutionary theory, the philosophy of science, sociology, and politics. In his day, Spencer's works ranked alongside those of Darwin and Marx in their importance to the development of disciplines as wide-ranging as sociology, anthropology, political theory, philosophy, and psychology. Yet during his lifetime--and certainly in the decades...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801445906
• ISBN13: 9780801445903
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher