Essays on Herbert Spencer

Nowadays, living in society and as a part of it is an integral and inevitable part of every human, unless the one is a total hermit. Therefore dealing with people is perhaps the biggest problem we face every day. An appropriate communication is an especially relevant issue in people who are in business, states Dale Carnegie in his article (Carnegie 1). Communication, however, is an element which influences person's success immensely. The research made by Carnegie Institute of Technology investigations showed that even in such technical spheres as engineering, one's technical knowledge implies about 15% of one's financial success, ...

Research Paper

Introduction The social world is as complex as the physical world. Due to such complexity, sociologists have made considerable efforts to explain various social phenomena through different sociological theories. One of the major sociological theories is functionalism, which has its origins in the works of Herbert Spencer and Emile Durkheim. The functionalist theory explains how societies survive and maintain social stability. It also explores dysfunctional events like suicide. This paper argues that functionalism can provide a reasonable and accurate explanation of the phenomenon of suicide since social factors, like excessive social cohesion or the lack of it and extreme ...

I found the following quote: “The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” By Herbert Spencer to be relevant to our everyday learning. The message that Spencer tries to convey here is that it is not what one knows that counts but rather what one does with the knowledge that counts. As it is quite apparent, the world today is driven by actions, and what it needs is individuals to embed what they have already learned into action. Thesis: I can relate to Spencer's quote because it helps me to enhance my learning through acting on the ...