First Principles - Softcover

Spencer, Herbert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1402199791 ISBN 13: 9781402199790

Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation, 2000

Synopsis

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1897 edition by D. Appleton and Company, New York.

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Book Description

In 1862, philosopher Herbert Spencer published this preamble to a planned series of publications on biology, psychology, sociology and morality. In it, he argues that religion and science can be reconciled in the underlying unity from which the visible complexity of the universe has evolved.

About the Author

Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) did more than any other American to impress upon late nineteenth- and twentieth century thought the idea that science and religion are enemies locked in combat on an almost military scale. In 1849, he entered Geneva College and later enrolled in Yale. After graduating, White joined the University of Michigan as a lecturer in history. He returned to New York and won election to the state senate. Finally, White went on to become the first president and cofounder of Cornell University. He also is the author of books, including Seven Great Statesmen in the Warfare of Humanity with Unreason and a 1906 autobiography.

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".

Edition details

• Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402199791
• ISBN 13: 9781402199790
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 626