Herbert Spencer | |
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![]() Spencer at the age of 73 | |
Born | Derby, Derbyshire, England | 27 April 1820
Died | 8 December 1903 Brighton, Sussex, England | (aged 83)
Nationality | British |
Era | 19th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Evolutionism, positivism, classical liberalism |
Main interests | Evolution, positivism, laissez-faire, utilitarianism |
Notable ideas | Social Darwinism Survival of the fittest |
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Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903) was an English philosopher, and a prominent liberal political and social theorist of the Victorian era.
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