Herbert Spencer

George H. Smith has an extensive knowledge of the works of Herbert Spencer and has written about him many times. The first essay is his entry in the Encyclopedia of Libertarianism. All of the following, unless otherwise indicated, are at Libertarianism.org.

Essays

• Spencer, Herbert (1820-1903) (2008) Encyclopedia of Libertarianism 

• Herbert Spencer's Sociology of the State (2014) Liberty Fund - an online forum between Smith, Alberto Mingardi, Roderick T. Long, and David M. Levy - 55 pages

• A Gossipy Interlude: George Eliot, Herbert Spencer and John Chapman, Part 1 (2013) 
• A Gossipy Interlude: George Eliot, Herbert Spencer and John Chapman, Part 2 (2013) 
• A Gossipy Interlude: George Eliot, Herbert Spencer and John Chapman, Part 3 (2013) 

• From Optimism to Pessimism: The Case of Herbert Spencer, Part 1 (2012) 
• From Optimism to Pessimism: The Case of Herbert Spencer, Part 2 (2012) 
• From Optimism to Pessimism: The Case of Herbert Spencer, Part 3 (2012) 
• From Optimism to Pessimism: The Case of Herbert Spencer, Part 4 (2012) 
• From Optimism to Pessimism: The Case of Herbert Spencer, Part 5 (2012) 
• From Optimism to Pessimism: The Case of Herbert Spencer, Part 6 (2012) 
• From Optimism to Pessimism: The Case of Herbert Spencer, Part 7 (2012) 

• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 1 (2013) 
• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 2 (2013) 
• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 3 (2013)
• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 4 (2013) 
• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 5 (2013) 
• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 6 (2013) 

• Thomas Hodgskin vs Herbert Spencer, Part 1 (2013) 
• Thomas Hodgskin vs Herbert Spencer, Part 2 (2013) 
• Thomas Hodgskin vs Herbert Spencer, Part 3 (2013) 

• Will the Real Herbert Spencer Please Stand Up (1978) 
• Herbert Spencer's Theory of Causation (1981) Journal of Libertarian Studies Vol. 5, # 2

Podcasts

• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 1 (2016) 
• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 2 (2016)
• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 3 (2016) 
• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 4 (2016) 
• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 5 (2016)
• Herbert Spencer, Henry George and the Land Question, Part 6 (2016)