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From J. F. Moulton 10 December 1879
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At CD’s request he has read Malcolm Guthrie’s book [On Mr Spencer’s formula of evolution (1879)], which is a critique of First principles. He finds it a helpful clarification of Spencer’s views; however, it is as pseudo-scientific as the book it criticises.
Author: | John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 278 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12350 |
From J. F. Moulton 13 December 1879
Summary
Herbert Spencer, though not the scientific thinker he sees himself to be, was extremely important in conditioning the generation’s acceptance of evolution. Compares Spencer and Robert Chambers as teachers, rather than discoverers, of new ideas.
Author: | John Fletcher Moulton, Baron Moulton |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Dec 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 279 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12356 |