In 1837, Spencer joined the staff of the London and birmingham rail way as an engineer. In 1848. he found a stable position and assured income as a subeditor with the london economist while working on the Economist, Spencer finished his first book social statics which was published in 185 2021/221 21
2021/2/21 21 • In 1837, Spencer joined the staff of the London and Birmingham Railway as an engineer. In 1848, he found a stable position and assured income as a subeditor with the London Economist.While working on the Economist, Spencer finished his first book, Social Statics, which was published in 1851
When his uncle died in 1853. he left Spencer a sizable sum of money, Spencer felt encouraged to give up his job with the Economist. from then on he lived the life of a private scholar without regular employment or institutional attachment 2021/221 22
2021/2/21 22 • When his uncle died in 1853, he left Spencer a sizable sum of money, Spencer felt encouraged to give up his job with the Economist. From then on he lived the life of a private scholar without regular employment or institutional attachment
Spencer wrote many books in his long life: First Principles(of his overall Synthetic Philosophy was published in 1862. The several volumes of Principles of biology were issued between 1864 and 1867. The Study of sociology appeared in 1873, and the many volumes of Principles of Ethics and Principles of sociology were published between the seventies and the nineties The Man versus the state appeared in 1884 2021/221 23
2021/2/21 23 • Spencer wrote many books in his long life: First Principles (of his overall Synthetic Philosophy) was published in 1862. The several volumes of Principles of Biology were issued between 1864 and 1867. The Study of Sociology appeared in 1873, and the many volumes of Principles of Ethics and Principles of Sociology were published between the seventies and the nineties. The Man Versus the State appeared in 1884
A Summary of Ideas: Although Spencer seems to have protested too much in disclaiming any profound influence of Comte's thought on his own, it is true that his general orientation differs significantly from Comtes. Spencer described their different approaches in this way 2021/221 24
2021/2/21 24 • A Summary of Ideas: • Although Spencer seems to have protested too much in disclaiming any profound influence of Comte's thought on his own, it is true that his general orientation differs significantly from Comte's. Spencer described their different approaches in this way:
What is Comte's professed aim? To give a coherent account of the progress of human conceptions. What is my aim? To give a coherent account of the progress of the external world. Comte proposes to describe the necessary, and the actual, filiation of ideas. i propose to describe the necessary, and the actual, filiation of things. Comte professes to interpret the genesis of our knowledge of nature. My aim is to interpret.. the genesis of the phenomena which constitute nature 2021/221
2021/2/21 25 • What is Comte's professed aim? To give a coherent account of the progress of human conceptions. What is my aim? To give a coherent account of the progress of the external world.Comte proposes to describe the necessary, and the actual, filiation of ideas. I propose to describe the necessary, and the actual, filiation of things. Comte professes to interpret the genesis of our knowledge of nature. My aim is to interpret . . . the genesis of the phenomena which constitute nature…