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1) First principles

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Spencer, Herbert

Language

English

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Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era. Spencer developed an all-embracing conception of evolution as the progressive development of the physical world, biological organisms, the human mind, and human culture and societies. As a polymath, he contributed to a wide range of subjects, including ethics, religion, anthropology, economics,...

2) The study of sociology

Author

Spencer, Herbert

Pub. Date

1969.

Language

English

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The Study of Sociology, originally published in 1873, was Herbert Spencer's groundbreaking overview of the nascent science of social systems. His basic assertion was that societies were not the creations of a few 'great men,' as Nietzsche asserted, but that they resulted from the interplay of different institutions (such as government, religion, academia, media, economic models, and so forth). Taking a cue from biology, and the emerging theory of...

3) Recent discussions in science, philosophy, and morals

Author

Spencer, Herbert

Pub. Date

1873.

Edition

New and enlarged edition.

Language

English

4) Facts and comments

Author

Spencer, Herbert

Pub. Date

1902.

Language

English

5) The Andy Griffith show: The complete first season

Series

Paramount DVD television

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

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Widower Sheriff Andy and his young son Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bea in Mayberry, NC. Since Mayberry has virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent chatting with the locals and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney.