# Herbert Spencer — The Crowd character guide

> Herbert Spencer in The Crowd by Gustave Le Bon.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-the-crowd

## Who they are

Philosopher whose views on society and education are critiqued.

## In the story

### [General Characteristics of Crowds—Psychological Law of Their Mental Unity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/i-general-characteristics-of-crowds-psychological-law-of-their-mental-unity)

Mentioned as a philosopher whose opinion on crowds is contradicted.

### [Instruction and Education](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/5-instruction-and-education)

Cited as a philosopher who argued that instruction neither makes a man more moral nor happier.

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