{"product_id":"herbert-spencer-alberto-mingardi-9781441164995","title":"Herbert Spencer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume makes a compelling case for the continued relevance and significance of Herbert Spencer (1820-1904), one of the foremost intellectuals of the Victorian era whose work now tends to be regarded as being of purely historical interest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the originators of the evolutionary classical liberal or libertarian approach exemplified later by F. A. Hayek, Spencer engaged with such issues as the relationship between the individual and the state; the nature of majoritarian democracy; the legitimacy of private property; the consequences of the transition from relatively simple, feudal communities to complex, industrial societies; and the causes of war and the prospects of international peace. For him the future was individualist. However, as the scope of state action expanded and classical liberal ideas became increasingly marginalised during the course of his life, Spencer grew ever more pessimistic about the future prospects for liberty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alberto Mingardi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1441164995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441164995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Alberto Mingardi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444887466239,"sku":"9781441164995","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9cd5a8bf-9f9b-4251-b692-115f372567f6.jpg?v=1777215223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/herbert-spencer-alberto-mingardi-9781441164995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}