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Anglo-American Philosophies of Penal Law. III. The Ethics of Punishment

by Herbert Spencer

  • Paperback
  • 22 pages
  • Publisher: Read Books
  • 14 x 21.6 x 0.2 cm

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This early work by Herbert Spencer was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Anglo-American Philosophies of Penal Law. III. The Ethics of Punishment' is an article on the morality and justifications for state sanctioned punishment of criminality. Herbert Spencer was born on 27th April 1820, in Derby, England. In 1851 he published 'Social Statics' to great acclaim and his quietly influential 'Principles of Psychology' in 1955. These were followed by numerous works of sociology, psychology, and philosophy, which led him to become a prominent intellectual of his day. He also wrote 'The Developmental Hypothesis' (1852) which described the theory of evolution seven years before Charles Darwin's 'Origin of Species'. He even popularised the term "Evolution" and coined the phrase "Survival of the fittest", but his works did not contain the comprehensive theoretical system that Darwin's did, which is why his theory was not taken seriously at the time. Spencer's most famous idea was that of "Social Darwinism." He saw the process of organic evolution as being analogous to that of society, an idea influenced many intellectuals of the day.
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  • Author

    Herbert Spencer

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Read Books

  • Published

    July 2013

  • Weight

    41g

  • Page Count

    22

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 0.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781473308572

  • ISBN-10

    1473308577

  • Eden Code

    4642510

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