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
First appearance: i the injustice of private property in land
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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
- II: How Equal Rights to the Land May Be Asserted and Secured
- Of the Changes That Would Be Wrought in Social Organization and Social Life
- Book X: The Law of Human Progress
- I: The Current Theory of Human Progress—Its Insufficiency
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