First Principles Classic Reprint

Download or read book First Principles (Classic Reprint) written by Herbert Spencer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from First Principles Though reference was made in a note on the first page of the original preface, to certain Essays entitled Progress its Law and Cause, and Transcendental Physiology, as containing generalizations which were to be elaborated in the System of Philosophy there set forth in programme, yet the dates of these Essays were not given; nor was there any indication of their cardinal importance as containing, in a brief form, the general Theory of Evolution. No clear evidence to the contrary standing in the way, there has been very generally uttered and accepted the belief that this work, and the works following it, originated after, and resulted from, the special doctrine contained in Mr. Darwin's Origin of We. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.