Project Gutenberg 2017-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 201 Spencer, Herbert 1820 1903 Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 3 of 3 Library Edition (1891), Containing Seven Essays not before Republished, and Various other Additions. Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative; Vol. 3 of 3 Manners and fashion -- Railway morals and railway policy -- The morals of trade -- Prison-ethics -- The ethics of Kant -- Absolute political ethics -- Over-legislation -- Representative government: what is it good for? -- State-tamperings with money and banks -- Parliamentary reform: the dangers and the safeguards -- "The collective wisdomw" -- Political fetichism -- Specialised administration -- From freedom to bondage -- The Americans. 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) "Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative; Vol. 3 of 3" by Herbert Spencer is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. This volume includes a variety of topics that explore the intersections of ethics, politics, and society, reflecting the author's philosophical views and critiques on the cultural and moral norms of his time. The essays aim to analyze and discuss the underlying principles governing societal behaviors and institutions, making it a thought-provoking read for those interested in social philosophy. The opening of the volume presents an essay titled "Manners and Fashion," which examines the connection between democratic opinions and personal expression, particularly through unconventional dressing and grooming styles. Spencer observes that individuals who engage in political reform often also display unique or eccentric manners of dress, suggesting that these characteristics reflect a deeper ideological divergence from established norms. He argues that the evolution of societal manners, political systems, and religious practices share a common origin, rooted in the historical interplay of authority and individual freedom, and sets the stage for a broader exploration of how these dynamics continue to shape human behavior and morality in modern society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.3 (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: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Sociology Category: Politics 1330883 2025-06-21T13:20:01.811557 text/html 1289022 2024-10-23T01:42:01 text/html 602951 2025-06-21T13:20:20.806438 application/epub+zip 615458 2025-06-21T13:20:04.418613 application/epub+zip 557675 2025-06-21T13:20:03.089566 application/epub+zip 994271 2025-06-21T13:20:33.100435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 960326 2025-06-21T13:20:19.763453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 889148 2022-09-24T15:57:40.916484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1161994 2025-06-21T13:19:59.556589 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1141999 2024-10-23T01:42:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17803 2025-06-21T13:20:33.304459 application/rdf+xml 19885 2025-06-21T13:20:03.309600 image/jpeg 2295 2025-06-21T13:20:03.199560 image/jpeg 554811 2025-06-21T13:20:01.929557 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