Herbert Spencer: Critical Assessments, Volume 2A four volume collection of selected assessment of the work of Herbert Spencer. The collection contains journal articles, reviews and excerpts from books dating from 1867 to 2000. The volumes are organized under the following subject headings: Volume I: General Assessment of Herbert Spencer's Work and Impact. Volume II: Spencer, Darwin and Social Darwinism. Spencer, Comte, Tönnies and Durkheim. The Theory of Evolution and Social Change. Volume III: Conseptions of Society. Spencer, Psychology and Evolution. Spencer, Ethics and Evolution. Volume IV: Political Aspects of Social Evolution. Women, the Family, Children and Welfare. |
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Contents
Spencer Darwin and Social Darwinism | 1 |
The Evolutionary Theories of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer Derek Freeman | 5 |
Spencer Darwin and the Question of Reciprocal Influence Valerie A Haines | 70 |
Evolution and the Human Sciences Stephen Toulmin | 90 |
Darwin and Social Theory Kenneth E Bock | 120 |
A Definition R J Halliday | 133 |
Darwin and Social Darwinism James Allen Rogers | 149 |
History or Histrionics? Robert C Bannister | 165 |
Durkheim and Spencer Peter A Corning | 307 |
A Theoretical Note Jonathan H Turner | 330 |
Herbert Spencer Robert G Perrin | 339 |
The Theory of Evolution and Social Change | 361 |
Young | 378 |
Herbert Spencer Robert L Carneiro | 441 |
Valerie A Haines | 471 |
Miller | 499 |
Social Darwinism Raymond Williams | 186 |
Spencer Comte Tönnies and Durkheim | 199 |
Auguste Comte and Herbert Spencer John C Greene | 203 |
Herbert Spencer and the Spectre of Comte Sydney Eisen | 227 |
Tönnies and Spencer John Offer | 245 |
Durkheims Response to Spencer Robert Alun Jones | 267 |
Durkheims Misrepresentation of Spencer Robert G Perrin | 287 |
A Reply to Perrin Robert Alun Jones | 296 |
Herbert Spencers Four Theories of Social Evolution | 508 |
The Historicist as a Failed Prophet | 528 |
A Reply to Ellen Frankel Paul | 548 |
Second Thoughts A Response to Michael | 556 |
Reconsidered Robert Dingwall and Michael D King | 645 |
Herbert Spencers Models | 660 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Herbert Spencer: Critical Assessments, Volume 2 Critical assessments of leading sociologists Herbert Spencer: Critical Assessments, John Offer, ISBN 0415181836, 9780415181839 |
| Editor | John Offer |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0415181852, 9780415181853 |
| Length | 1669 pages |
| Subjects | › › Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern |
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