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Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was regarded by the Victorians as the foremost philosopher of the age, the prophet of evolution at a time when the idea had gripped the popular imagination. Until recently Spencer's posthumous reputation rested almost excusively on his social and political thought, which has itself frequently been subject to serious misrepresentation. But historians of ideas now... Read more
Volume VIII, Political Institutions, Preface, Preliminary, Political Organisation in General, Political Integration, Political Differentiation, Political Forms and Forces, Political Heads-Chiefs, Kings Etc; Compound Political Heads, Consultative Bodies, Representative Bodies, Ministries, Local Governing Agencies, Military Systems, Judicial and Executive Systems, Laws, Property, Revenue, The Militant Type of Society, The Industrial Type of Society, Political Retrospect and Prospect.
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Herbert Spencer
