The Monist, Vol. 31: A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Philosophy of Science (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Monist, Vol. 31: A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Philosophy of Science HE hundredth anniversary of Spencer's bir'th 'finds the world of science, as well as the world of affairs. Quite different from what it was when the great philosoph'ei', first saw the light. In no respect, perhaps, has the change been greater than in the field of the social sciences. All of these, with the partial exception of economics and politics, have come into being in that hundred years. Spencer was himself one of the two greatest figures in the development of sociology, and it is primarily as a sociologist that he is remembered to-day. He probably did not think of himself as a sociologist so much as a philosopher, for his occasional indirect characterizations of himself use only that term after his period of writing begins. In his later years only did he become primarily engrossed in sociological theory. Even while working on his Principles of Sociology and directing the compilation of the Descriptive Sociology, and putting most of his income into it, he turned aside from these tasks to write the Data of Ethics, which he regarded as the embodiment of his chief ideas and the crown of his work, lest he should not live to accomplish his full plan. What in¿uences led Spencer to become interested in the subject of sociology it is difficult to say, for, in spite of his great pains in his autobiography to give the genesis and causes of his ideas, many things remain unaccounted for. Also, it is unfortunate that he wrote so largely from mem ory, the internal evidence of his autobiography shows {so. 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.