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The Synthetic Philosopher
- A Critical Overview of Herbert Spencer's Life and Work
- By: J. Arthur Thomson
- Narrated by: Jack Folley-Barwise
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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This is a delightfully insightful overview of the life and work of Herbert Spencer, the famous evolutionist of the 19th century. Although Spencer's thought is not without controversy, he was nevertheless responsible for a number of important contributions, not the least of which is his coining of the term "survival of the fittest", which Charles Darwin (on the advice of Alfred Russel Wallace) used as a placeholder for his more generalistic term, "natural selection".
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Learn about Spencer
- By Dave M on 12-18-21
- The Synthetic Philosopher
- A Critical Overview of Herbert Spencer's Life and Work
- By: J. Arthur Thomson
- Narrated by: Jack Folley-Barwise
Disappointment
Reviewed: 04-25-24
The primary benefit of this book is helping me understand why Spencer’s outsided influence in his day faded quickly and he is hardly known today.
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