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Title: Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3
Author: Herbert Spencer
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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ESSAYS: SCIENTIFIC, POLITICAL, & SPECULATIVE; VOL. 2 OF 3 ***
ESSAYS: SCIENTIFIC, POLITICAL, & SPECULATIVE.
BY
HERBERT SPENCER.
LIBRARY EDITION,
(otherwise fifth thousand,)
Containing Seven Essays not before Republished,
and various other additions.
VOL. II.
WILLIAMS AND NORGATE,
14, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON;
AND 20, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET, EDINBURGH.
1891.
LONDON:
G. NORMAN AND SON, PRINTERS, HART STREET,
COVENT GARDEN.
CONTENTS OF VOL. II. | |
|---|---|
| PAGE | |
| THE GENESIS OF SCIENCE | 1 |
| THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE SCIENCES | 74 |
| REASONS FOR DISSENTING FROM THE PHILOSOPHY OF M. COMTE | 118 |
| ON LAWS IN GENERAL, AND THE ORDER OF THEIR DISCOVERY | 145 |
| THE VALUATION OF EVIDENCE | 161 |
| WHAT IS ELECTRICITY? | 168 |
| MILL versus HAMILTON—THE TEST OF TRUTH | 188 |
| REPLIES TO CRITICISMS | 218 |
| PROF. GREEN’S EXPLANATIONS | 321 |
| THE PHILOSOPHY OF STYLE | 333 |
| USE AND BEAUTY | 370 |
| THE SOURCES OF ARCHITECTURAL TYPES | 375 |
| GRACEFULNESS | 381 |
| PERSONAL BEAUTY | 387 |
| THE ORIGIN AND FUNCTION OF MUSIC | 400 |
| THE PHYSIOLOGY OF LAUGHTER | 452 |
(For Index, see Volume III.)