Thomson, John Arthur. Herbert Spencer. *$1. Dutton.
“This biography is useful for two reasons: it presents a concise but luminous account of the human side of the great philosopher, and it gives the reader an idea of the position of the scientific world today in regard to the views which Spencer formulated or championed. The biographical portion proper consumes a comparatively small space—fewer than one hundred pages—the remainder of the volume being occupied with exposition and discussion of Spencer’s work, with special reference to his ‘Principles of biology’ and his attitude to the evolution idea generally.”—Outlook.
“Prof. Thomson’s criticism is always clear and suggestive, and his book is stimulating.”
+ + Ath. 1906, 1: 800. Je. 30. 630w.
“All is so well presented, and is so significant in relation to the thought of our day, that one is tempted to class the book among the comparatively small number of those which ‘everybody’ should read.” T. D. A. Cockerell.
+ + Dial. 51: 104. S. 16, ’06. 830w.
“The subject could not have fallen into better hands than those of Prof. Thomson, who writes clearly, argues cogently, and never fails to leave his reader interested and informed.”
+ + Nature. 74: 533. S. 27, ’06. 430w.
“He writes sympathetically yet critically in his judgment both of the man and his results.”