Herbert Spencer: Legacies

<p><em>Herbert Spencer: Legacies </em>explores and assesses the impact of the ideas and work of the great Victorian polymath Herbert Spencer across a wide range of disciplines. In the course of the essays a significant re-evaluation of his influence on Victorian and Edwardian thought is provided. Spencer's contribution to the fields of sociology anthropology psychology biology and ecology are considered alongside his influence on key figures in science and philosophy.</p><p>The book brings together scholars from a wide range of disciplines to explore Spencer's nuanced and complex ideas and will be invaluable for historians of science and ideas and all those interested in the intellectual culture of the late Victorian and Edwardian period.</p><p><b>Contributors: </b>Peter J. Bowler James Elwick Mark Francis Bernard Lightman Chris Renwick Vanessa L. Ryan John Skorupski Michael W. Taylor Stephen Tomlinson and Jonathan H. Turner</p>