Project Gutenberg 2016-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 206 Spencer, Herbert 1820 1903 Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3 Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions. Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3 The genesis of science -- The classification of the sciences -- Reasons for dissenting from the philosophy of M. Comte -- On laws in general, and the order of their discovery -- The valuation of evidence -- What is electricity? -- Mill versus Hamilton: The test of truth -- Replies to criticisms -- Prof. Green's explanations -- The philosophy of style -- Use and beauty -- The sources of architectural types -- Gracefulness -- Personal beauty -- The origin and function of music -- The physiology of laughter. Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Adrian Mastronardi, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries and Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 2 of 3" by Herbert Spencer is a scholarly collection of essays written in the late 19th century. This volume delves into various topics intersecting with science, philosophy, and society, and seeks to explore the underlying principles governing these fields, including the classification of sciences, the genesis of scientific thought, and critiques of established philosophies. The opening of the volume begins with an exploration of the nature of scientific knowledge, contrasting it with everyday understanding. Spencer argues against the notion that scientific knowledge is fundamentally different or superior to ordinary knowledge, promoting the idea that both employ similar faculties of thought. He emphasizes that the evolution of science reflects an extension of common knowledge, showing that all prevision, whether scientific or mundane, is based on the relationships of events and experiences, leading to a broader comprehension of the world. Through this lens, the essay sets the stage for a deeper investigation into how empirical understanding and organized knowledge converge in the pursuit of scientific truths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Science Philosophy Political science B Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Browsing: Science - General Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Science - Physics Category: Philosophy & Ethics 1119987 2025-06-21T10:07:24.104331 text/html 1095773 2024-10-23T01:19:11 text/html 552090 2025-06-21T10:07:37.945303 application/epub+zip 561243 2025-06-21T10:07:26.252319 application/epub+zip 493624 2025-06-21T10:07:25.113345 application/epub+zip 843730 2025-06-21T10:07:47.442235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773470 2025-06-21T10:07:37.085287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705232 2022-09-24T08:50:49.846976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1032999 2025-06-21T10:07:22.540372 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1012962 2024-10-23T01:19:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17791 2025-06-21T10:07:47.647222 application/rdf+xml 19266 2025-06-21T10:07:25.265409 image/jpeg 2208 2025-06-21T10:07:25.190334 image/jpeg 496388 2025-06-21T10:07:24.198354 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia