biography
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| lived:
| (1820–1903)
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| biography:
| Evolutionary philosopher, born in Derby, Derbyshire, C England, UK. He became a civil engineer for a railway in 1837, but engaged extensively in journalism. A firm (pre-Darwinian) believer in evolution, his main work is the nine-volume System of Synthetic Philosophy (1862–93), which brought together biology, psychology, sociology, and ethics. He was a leading advocate of ‘Social Darwinism’. |
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