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Rod,
You might want to check with George. He might be amenable to having it online. George has done a number of very good essays on Spencer, including one on the early essays Spencer wrote in "The Nonconformist," which are quite radical (I believe reprinted a few years ago). That essay should certainly be reprinted (I was the editor of the journal that published Ghs's essay in 1980).
Spencer's revised edition of Social Statics (I have a copy) deserves to be reprinted. While there were complaints, particularly from Georgists and English Land Nationalists, that it did not support their favorite nostrum and was more conservative, it was better in several respects.
Most of Spencer's other books (been a collector of various libertaria over the years) are excellent, as well as his collections of essays that have never been reprinted. In one essay, he makes a great market defense of the British measuring system over the metric system of measurement.
His work, Education, is a masterpiece of popular writing. At the time of it's publication, it was probably his best-known books.
I would love to see Liberty Fund or some other group take an interest in putting them online. As far as I know, all of his writings are well past the copyright limitations.
Just a thought.
Just Ken
kgregglv@cox.net
You might want to check with George. He might be amenable to having it online. George has done a number of very good essays on Spencer, including one on the early essays Spencer wrote in "The Nonconformist," which are quite radical (I believe reprinted a few years ago). That essay should certainly be reprinted (I was the editor of the journal that published Ghs's essay in 1980).
Spencer's revised edition of Social Statics (I have a copy) deserves to be reprinted. While there were complaints, particularly from Georgists and English Land Nationalists, that it did not support their favorite nostrum and was more conservative, it was better in several respects.
Most of Spencer's other books (been a collector of various libertaria over the years) are excellent, as well as his collections of essays that have never been reprinted. In one essay, he makes a great market defense of the British measuring system over the metric system of measurement.
His work, Education, is a masterpiece of popular writing. At the time of it's publication, it was probably his best-known books.
I would love to see Liberty Fund or some other group take an interest in putting them online. As far as I know, all of his writings are well past the copyright limitations.
Just a thought.
Just Ken
kgregglv@cox.net
Re: Let Us Not Forget George H. Smith . . .
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by Roderick T. Long on April 28, 2005 at 3:38 PM
by Roderick T. Long on April 28, 2005 at 3:38 PM
I have plans to put more Spencer material online at some point; just need to find the time! Yes, all his writings are pub. domain. Most of his writings come in multiple editions with many small and large changes; ideally it will be possible to cross-compare the files.
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by Kenneth R Gregg on April 28, 2005 at 12:34 AM