Progress and Poverty · Character

Herbert Spencer

Philosopher whose ideas on social evolution and land rights are discussed.

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Also known as Spencer, Mr. Spencer, Mr. Herbert Spencer

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Cited as having demonstrated the invalidity of land titles in 'Social Statics' but inconsistently suggesting compensation for landholders.

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III: Claim of Land Owners to Compensation
Cited as having demonstrated the invalidity of land titles in 'Social Statics' but inconsistently suggesting compensation for landholders.
II: How Equal Rights to the Land May Be Asserted and Secured
Endorsed the concept of land nationalization in 'Social Statics', though George critiques his suggestion of compensation to current holders.
Of the Changes That Would Be Wrought in Social Organization and Social Life
Referenced as the 'promised land' of minimal government, aligning with the narrator's ideal of simplified governance.
Book X: The Law of Human Progress
Referenced in the context of evolutionary progress and social development.
I: The Current Theory of Human Progress—Its Insufficiency
Cited as a key proponent of the development philosophy, describing civilization as a progress from indefinite homogeneity to definite heterogeneity.
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Implied in the discussion of social evolution and progress, though not directly quoted in these excerpts.

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