Herbert Spencer and the invention of modern life / Mark Francis.
Herbert Spencer and the invention of modern life / Mark Francis.
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Publisher
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
N192/194
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 434 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
I: An individual and his personal culture -- A portrait of a private man -- The longing for passion -- The problem with women -- Spencer's feminist politics -- Culture and beauty -- Eccentricities : health and the perils of recreation -- II: The lost world of Spencer's metaphysics -- The new reforma...
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Publisher
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2007.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"In his major new intellectual biography of Spencer, Mark Francis uses archival material and contemporary printed sources to create a fascinating portrait of a man who attempted to explain modern life in all its biological, psychological, and sociological forms through a unique philosophical and scientific system that bridged the gap between empiri...
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Herbert Spencer and the invention of modern life / Mark Francis.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-426) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N192/194
Record Identifier
74VK3zzge35A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3zzge35A
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ISBN
9780801445903 (cloth : alk. paper)
0801445906 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
192 B
MMS ID
991023760679702626
