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Who was Herbert Spencer?

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Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 - 8 December 1903) was an English philosopher; prominent classical liberal political theorist; and sociological theorist.

Spencer developed an all-embracing conception of evolution as the progressive development of the physical world, biological organisms, the human mind, and human culture and societies.


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