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Ethics_V1_A-050.indd 5 1/16/12 12:40 PM THE PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS HERBERT SPENCER Introduction by Tibor R. Machan In Two Volumes Vol. I mE~ Liberty Fund INDIANAPOLIS 1978 Ethics_V1_A-050.indd 6 1/16/12 12:40 PM This book is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., a foundation established to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. The cuneiform inscription that serves as the design motif for our endpapers is the earliest-known written appearance of the word "freedom" (amagi), or liberty. It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 B.C. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash. This edition of The Principles of Ethics follows the text of the edition published in New York in 1897 by D. Appleton and Company. Frontispiece photograph: Bettmann Archive, Inc.© 1978 by Liberty Fund, Inc. All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Brief quotations may be included in a review, and all inquiries should be addressed to Liberty Fund, Inc., 8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300, Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1687. This book was manufactured in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903. The principles of ethics. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Ethics. 2. Ethics, Evolutionary. I. Title. BJ131l.S75 1977 170 77-1274 0-913966-33-9 Set (HC) 0-913966-76-2 Volume I (HC) 0-913966-74-6 Volume II (HC) 0-913966-34-7 Set (SC) 0-913966-77-0 Volume I (SC) 0-913966-75-4 Volume II (SC) 01 00 99 98 97 c 7 6 5 4 3 01 00 99 98 97 p 7 6 5 4 3a ...

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