AN essay by Herbert Spencer is always interesting reading, even when one does not agree with him. He can defend his theses admirably; and the most destructive arguments that are brought against him seem to turn, in his skilled hand, into supports for ...
AN essay by Herbert Spencer is always interesting reading, even when one does not agree with him. He can defend his theses admirably; and the most destructive arguments that are brought against him seem to turn, in his skilled hand, into supports for his views. I am quite convinced that it would be impossible for me to adduce any evidence on my side to which he would not have some reply to make, and so we might prolong this conflict of opinions indefinitely.