19th Century · English
First Principles
First Principles, by Herbert Spencer (1820–1903), a public-domain text from Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty.
Chapters
- 01Preface to the Second Edition.prose
- 02A System of Philosophy, First Principles.prose
- 03The Principles of Psychology, Vol. I.prose
- 04The Principles of Sociology, Vol. I.prose
- 05The Principles of Sociology, Vol. II.prose
- 06Vol. III.prose
- 07The Principles of Morality, Vol. I.prose
- 08The Principles of Morality, Vol. II.prose
- 09Part I, Chapter I.: Religion and Science.prose
- 10Chapter II.: Ultimate Religious Ideas.prose
- 11Chapter III.: Ultimate Scientific Ideas.prose
- 12Chapter IV.: The Relativity of All Knowledge.prose
- 13Chapter V.: The Reconciliation.prose
- 14Part II.: The Knowable, Chapter I.: Philosophy Defined.prose
- 15Chapter II.: The Data of Philosophy.prose
- 16Chapter III.: Space, Time, Matter, Motion, and Force.prose
- 17Chapter IV.: The Indestructibility of Matter.prose
- 18Chapter V.: The Continuity of Motion.prose
- 19Chapter VI.: The Persistence of Force.prose
- 20Chapter VII.: The Persistence of Relations Among Forces.prose
- 21Chapter VIII.: The Transformation and Equivalence of Forces.prose
- 22Chapter IX.: The Direction of Motion.prose
- 23Chapter X.: The Rhythm of Motion.prose
- 24Chapter XI.: Recapitulation, Criticism, and Recommencement.prose
- 25Chapter XII.: Evolution and Dissolution.prose
- 26Chapter XIII.: Simple and Compound Evolution.prose
- 27Chapter XIV.: The Law of Evolution.prose
- 28Chapter XV.: The Law of Evolution Continued.prose
- 29Chapter XVI.: The Law of Evolution Continued.prose
- 30Chapter XVII.: The Law of Evolution Concluded.prose
- 31Chapter XVIII.: The Interpretation of Evolution.prose
- 32Chapter XIX.: The Instability of the Homogeneous.prose
- 33Chapter XX.: The Multiplication of Effects.prose
- 34Chapter XXI.: Segregation.prose
- 35Chapter XXII.: Equilibration.prose
- 36Chapter XXIII.: Dissolution.prose
- 37Chapter XXIV.: Summary and Conclusion.prose