The English sociologistHerbert Spencerwas perhaps the most important popularizer ofscienceandphilosophyin the 19th century. Presenting a theory ofevolutionprior toCharles Darwin’sOn the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Spencer argued that all of life, including education, should take ...
if at all," Spencer told me. "At one point you have to recognize that, okay, you can't just lead with one device. You can't just say, here's an Xbox. I'm going to go sell this device to every single person and that's what they're going to play on. That just...
InPart 1I claimed that using stations surrounding Death Valley is a good way to “fact check” warm season high temperatures (Tmax) at the Death Valley station, using a correction for elevation since all surrounding stations are at higher (and thus cooler) elevations. In July of each year,...
One critic argued that "Spencer believed that the divine rested in all creation. He saw his home town of Cookham as a paradise in which everything is invested with mystical significance. The local churchyard here becomes the setting for the resurrection of the dead. Christ is enthroned in ...
Spencer was one of the most-argumentative and most-discussed English thinkers of theVictorian era. His strongly scientific orientation led him to urge the importance of examining social phenomena in a scientific way. He believed that all aspects of his thought formed acoherentand closely ordered sys...
He basically argued that morality is based on duty and that (only) the intent behind an action should be used as a basis for determining the rightness or wrongness of it. Fantasy is filled with well-meaning protagonists motivated by a strong sense of duty. But, as we all know and to ...
andleading a Nazi salutein our nation’s capital. Shortly after the punch, Spencer saidon Periscope“I am worried about going out to dinner on an average Tuesday because these people are roaming around” and “I’m afraid this is going to become the meme to end all memes. That I’m go...
counsel for defendant at the oral argument of this appeal frankly conceded that the point was being abandoned as without merit. Even though the question were now urged, the record contains absolutely nothing to support it. In fact, all the evidence clearly establishes the voluntary character of ...
“This is all my opinion, of course, but…I'm fairly certain these are not decisions being made only by Xbox leadership.” That’s not to absolve Spencer for his role in all of this (unlike the tone-deaf “Won’t someone think of the multi-millionaire executives?”responseof former Xbo...
to cut off Hamas’ supply passage. Hamas “loved the fact that the world has said, ‘just leave Rafah.’ They’ll do anything for that, because that’s their oxygen. That’s their hope to survive the war,” he said. “That’s all they have to do, hold hostages and survive the ...