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Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays Not Before Republished, and Various Other Additions.

1858

Herbert Spencer

Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays Not Before Republished, and Various Other Additions.

Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays Not Before Republished, and Various Other Additions.

Herbert Spencer

1858

Philosophy & Ethics, Science - Physics

Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3library Edition, published in 1891, is a collection of essays by Herbert Spencer, originally written in the late 19th century. This volume includes seven essays not previously published and examines the intersections of science, philosophy, and political thought. Spencer critiques the statist principle of compulsory cooperation, advocating for the individualist principle of voluntary cooperation, and discusses the nature of scientific knowledge and its relationship to everyday understanding. Notable for its exploration of the evolution of scientific thought, this work contributes significantly to discussions in political science and philosophy.

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“Increasing power of a growing administrative organization is accompanied by decreasing power of the rest of the society to resist its further growth and control.””

— Herbert Spencer

“in the course of social evolution, usage precedes law; and that when usage has been well established it becomes law by receiving authoritative endorsement and defined form.””

— Herbert Spencer

“Puterea crescândă a unei organizații administrative în creștere e însoțită de puterea descrescândă a restului societății de a rezista la încălcarea și controlul ei continuu. Înmulțirea carierelor deschise de o birocrație în dezvoltare, ispitește pe membrii claselor ocârmuite de ea, să-i favorizeze întinderea, întrucât ea adaugă la prilejurile de a dobândi locuri sigure și respectabile pentru rudeniile lor.””

— Herbert Spencer

“Merced a la creciente influencia de los liberales, se derogaron las leyes que prohibían las asociaciones entre artesanos, así como las que entorpecían su libertad de viajar. Hubo otra medida, de inspiración liberal, por la que se permitió a los disidentes profesar sus creencias sin sufrIr determinadas penas civiles; e igualmente otra disposición, dictada por los conservadores debido a la presión liberal, que capacitó a los católicos para profesar su religión sin menoscabo de su libertad. El área de la libertad se extendió por Actas que prohibían la trata de negros y su mantenimiento en esclavitud. Se abolió el monopolio de la compañía de las Indias Orientales y se abrió para todos el comercio con Oriente.””

— Herbert Spencer

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