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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Herbert Spencer
Biographical information and an explanation of his philosophy. By William Sweet.
http://www.iep.utm.edu/s/spencer.htm
Liberty Haven: Herbert Spencer
A variety of articles about the philosopher.
http://www.libertyhaven.com/thinkers/herbe...
Thoemmes Encyclopedia of the History of Ideas: Herbert Spencer Spencer
An article giving an overview of Spencer's life and influence, and reviewing the significance of each of his principal works.
http://www.thoemmes.com/encyclopedia/spenc...
The Survival of a Fitting Quotation
The history of a famous quotation widely misattributed to Herbert Spencer: "contempt prior to investigation." Study by Michael StGeorge.
http://www.geocities.com/fitquotation/
Victorian Web: Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
A capsule view of Spencer's life and legacy, with links.
http://www.victorianweb.org/philosophy/spe...
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Herbert Spencer
Article by David Weinstein. Attempts to restore this philosopher to his place in the liberal utilitarian tradition.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spencer/
Herbert Spencer: Social Darwinism in Education
A short article by Robert Barger, considering Spencer's legacy as a philosopher of education.
http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/spenser.ht...
Photo of Herbert Spencer
A picture of the philosopher, dated to circa 1896. From the Wisconsin Historical Society Visual Materials Archive.
http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/photos/...
Spencer, Herbert
An extensive look at his works and some biographical information.
http://www.bolender.com/Dr.%20Ron/SOC4044%...
Herbert Spencer
An extensive online biography of this Victorian thinker. In sequential pages.
http://www2.pfeiffer.edu/~lridener/DSS/Spe...
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2006