The Man Versus the State
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The Man Versus the State is a political philosophy book by Herbert Spencer that critiques government intervention and defends individual liberty and limited state power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political philosophy book ⓘ |
| author | Herbert Spencer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
government intervention in the economy
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paternalistic legislation ⓘ state socialism ⓘ |
| defends |
individual liberty
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laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ limited state power ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| genre |
liberalism
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780865971905 ⓘ |
| hasOCLC | 3829723 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Coming Slavery
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The Great Political Superstition ⓘ The New Toryism ⓘ The Sins of Legislators ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
industrial society
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political obligation ⓘ role of the state ⓘ social legislation ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century classical liberalism
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libertarian thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Herbert Spencer's evolutionary theory
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classical liberal tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
classical liberalism
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individual liberty ⓘ laissez-faire ⓘ limited government ⓘ political theory ⓘ state intervention ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableIdea | warning against expansion of state power ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
political philosophy
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social philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
classical liberalism
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libertarianism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| publisher | Williams and Norgate ⓘ |
| setting |
Victorian era
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surface form:
Victorian era Britain
|
| workOf | Herbert Spencer ⓘ |
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