Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Herbert_Spencer's_Synthetic_Philosophy
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:aimsTo to provide a comprehensive theory of evolution
to synthesize knowledge from different sciences
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Herbert_Spencer
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:First_Principles_(1862)
gptkb:The_Principles_of_Biology_(1864–1867)
gptkb:The_Principles_of_Ethics_(1879–1893)
gptkb:The_Principles_of_Psychology_(1855,_revised_1870–1872)
gptkb:The_Principles_of_Sociology_(1876–1896)
gptkbp:endDate 1896
gptkbp:hasConcept evolution
integration and differentiation
unification of sciences
universal law of evolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philosophy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Social_Darwinism
Evolutionary theory in sociology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Auguste_Comte
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Thomas_Malthus
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:majorWork gptkb:The_Principles_of_Ethics
gptkb:The_Principles_of_Psychology
gptkb:The_Principles_of_Sociology
gptkb:The_Principles_of_Biology
First Principles
gptkbp:notableFor popularizing the phrase 'survival of the fittest'
application of evolutionary theory to all fields of knowledge
gptkbp:period gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:startYear 1862
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Principles_of_Sociology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5