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First published 1896

The Principles of Ethics, Volume I

by Herbert Spencer

D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1896588 pagesUpdated November 7, 2009

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Author
Herbert Spencer
First published
1896
Format
PDF, EPUB, and Kindle
Pages
588
Publisher
D. Appleton and Company, New York
License
Believed to be in the public domain by publication date; not independently confirmed.

Liberty, ethics & philosophy

Herbert Spencer The Principles of Ethics, Volume I

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588 pages, 47 chapters, and about 174,073 words in the edition this archive serves.
Who wrote The Principles of Ethics, Volume I?
Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) was one of the leading 19th-century English radical individualists. He began working as a journalist for the laissez-faire magazine The Economist in the 1850s. This archive holds 5 of Spencer's works.

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47 chapters · 174,073 words · free to read here

  1. General Preface
  2. Preface to Vol. I
  3. Preface to Part I
  4. Contents of Vol. I
  5. Part I. The Data of Ethics
  6. II. The Evolution of Conduct
  7. III. Good and Bad Conduct
  8. IV. Ways of Judging Conduct
  9. V. The Physical View
  10. VI. The Biological View
  11. VII. The Psychological View
  12. VIII. The Sociological View
  13. IX. Criticisms and Explanations
  14. X. The Relativity of Pains and Pleasures
  15. XI. Egoism Versus Altruism
  16. XII. Altruism Versus Egoism
  17. XIII. Trial and Compromise
  18. XIV. Conciliation
  19. XV. Absolute and Relative Ethics
  20. XVI. The Scope of Ethics
  21. Appendix to Part I
  22. I. The Confusion of Ethical Thought
  23. II. What Ideas and Sentiments are Ethical
  24. III. Aggression
  25. IV. Robbery
  26. V. Revenge
  27. VI. Justice
  28. VII. Generosity
  29. VIII. Humanity
  30. IX. Veracity
  31. X. Obedience
  32. XI. Industry
  33. XII. Temperance
  34. XIII. Chastity
  35. XIV. Summary of Inductions
  36. I. Introductory
  37. II. Activity
  38. III. Rest
  39. IV. Nutrition
  40. V. Stimulation
  41. VI. Culture
  42. VII. Amusements
  43. VIII. Marriage
  44. IX. Parenthood
  45. X. General Conclusions
  46. References
  47. About this edition
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