Herbert Spencer

Short bio

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) linked social evolution, individual liberty, and skepticism toward state overreach in a strongly individualist liberal register.

Works on this site

• The Right to Ignore the State

• The Philosophy of Style

• Illustrations of Universal Progress

• Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative, Vol. 1

• Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects

• First Principles

• Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative, Vol. 2

• The Principles of Biology, Volume 1

• The Principles of Biology, Volume 2

• Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative, Vol. 3

• The Data of Ethics

• The Factors of Organic Evolution

Portuguese (pt-BR)

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) articulou evolucao social, liberdade individual e ceticismo quanto a expansao estatal em um registro liberal fortemente individualista.