The data of ethics. 4th thousand. | With an appendix, containing additional chapters, and replies to criticism

Herbert Spencer

ISBN 10: 333769134X / ISBN 13: 9783337691349

Published by hansebooks, 2018

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The data of ethics. 4th thousand. | With an appendix, containing additional chapters, and replies to criticism | Herbert Spencer | Taschenbuch | 348 S. | Englisch | 2018 | hansebooks | EAN 9783337691349 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The data of ethics. 4th thousand. | With an appendix, containing additional chapters, and replies to criticism
• Publisher: hansebooks
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 333769134X
• ISBN 13: 9783337691349
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 152H x 25D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 534 grams
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Synopsis

Herbert Spencer (1820 1903), Victorian philosopher, biologist, sociologist and political theorist, one of the founders of Social Darwinism and author of the phrase 'survival of the fittest', was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1902, losing out to Theodor Mommsen. Spencer left his post at The Economist in 1857 to focus on writing his ten-volume System of Synthetic Philosophy, a work that offers an ethics-based guide to human conduct to replace that provided by conventional religious belief. Published in 1879, this volume seeks to demonstrate that social evolution tends towards greater individualism, altruism and co-operation. Spencer argues that it is possible to establish rules of right conduct on a scientific basis, and declares that this work is the culmination of his life's study. He was anxious to publish it outside the planned order of the System, because he feared (wrongly) that his death would prevent its completion.