Herbert Spencer’s Hat Trick

A 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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6 Responses to Herbert Spencer’s Hat Trick

  1. Anon73 June 19, 2011 at 4:14 pm #

    Are you referring to his views on poor people or some specific event where he acted like a jerk?

    • Roderick June 19, 2011 at 4:32 pm #

      The hat thing was what I had in mind.

      • Mr Civil Libertarian June 19, 2011 at 5:01 pm #

        Lolwut?

        I’m not familiar with this tale….

        • Roderick June 19, 2011 at 6:25 pm #

          Neither was I, before I read the linked article.

      • Anon73 June 19, 2011 at 11:06 pm #

        The hat thing was what I had in mind.

        Perhaps I’m a bit of a jerk as well, I thought the hat thing was pretty funny.

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