Physics and Politics: Or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of natural Selection and inheritance to Political Society

Bagehot, Walter

ISBN 10: 0837167817 / ISBN 13: 9780837167817

Published by Greenwood Press, 1973

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Physics and Politics: Or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of natural Selection and inheritance to Political Society
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0837167817
• ISBN 13: 9780837167817
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
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  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

Walter Bagehot was a 19th century British businessman, essayist, and journalist. He studied law but chose to enter his fathers shipping and banking business. He worked as editor-in-chief of The Economist. In Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society (1872) he coined the still-current expression, "the cake of custom," to describe the tension between social institutions and innovations. The Table of Contents includes The Preliminary Age, The use of conflict, Nation-making, The age of discussion, and Verifiable progress politically considered.