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political science
political theory
modern political thought
key people in modern political thought
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Herbert Spencer
Definition
- Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher, evolutionist, and political theorist, whose theories treated the universe and time in general with scientific minuteness and a synthesis of speculation and positivism. He is often cited with coining the popular expression “survival of the fittest,” which later would be used frequently by social Darwinists. [Source: Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture; Spencer, Herbert (1820–1903)]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Herbert_Spencer
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