Spencer, Hodgskin, and Land Rights
May 18As “everyone knows,” Herbert Spencer was a reactionary defender of capitalism and an opponent of socialism, while Thomas Hodgskin was a proto-Marxian defender of socialism and an opponent of capitalism; so what should one expect from Hodgskin’s review (now online) of Spencer’s Social Statics? The right answer, it turns out, is almost total agreement: “there [...]
Cordial and Sanguine, Part 28: Groundpounders at War
Apr 26This land is your land this land is my land looks like one of us has a fake deed to this land — Dave Barry (?) This is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it … ‘This Land.’ — Wash In addition to [...]
Cordial and Sanguine, Part 26: War Among the Bleeding Hearts Continued Some More
Apr 23My latest contribution to the symposium is finally up, as is a “best of the blogs” roundup.
Cordial and Sanguine, Part 22: War Among the Bleeding Hearts Continued
Apr 04Greetings from Seattle! My entry in the aforementioned Cato Unbound symposium is now up. It’s titled “In Praise of Bleeding Heart Absolutism.”
Part of an Original Crowd
Aug 26Sheldon has a nice post on why proper individualism is not atomistic – wherein he cites Aristotle, Spencer, and … me! In related news, I’ve argued elsewhere that it is the least atomistic forms of individualism that have the strongest claim to be called radical individualism.
Herbert Spencer’s Hat Trick
Jun 19A correspondent writes: Saints be praised! Herbert Spencer has received a surprisingly positive and balanced assessment in a ‘popular’ source. 2012 must be the end of time! The article is actually fairly positive (albeit superficial) about Spencer’s ideas, but makes Spencer the person sound a bit of a jerk. But that’s fair, because he was.
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