 The only history that is of practical value, is what may be called Descriptive Sociology. And the highest office which the historian can discharge, is that of so narrating the lives of nations, as to furnish materials for a Comparative Sociology; and...  Education: Intellectual, Moral, and Physical - Page 57by Herbert Spencer - 1860 - 301 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1859 - 618 pages
...called Descriptive Sociology. And ttíe highest office which the historian can discharge, is that of so narrating the lives of nations, as to furnish materials...valuable historical knowledge has been acquired, it is VOL. XLVin.— NO. П. I of comparatively little use without the key. And the key is to be found only... | |
 | 1859 - 620 pages
...called Descriptive Sociology. And the highest office which the historian can discharge, is that of so narrating the lives of nations, as to furnish materials...the ultimate laws to which social phenomena conform. Bat now mark, that even supposing an adequate stock of this truly valuable historical knowledge has... | |
 | 1873 - 800 pages
...called Descriptive Sociology. And the highest office which the historian can discharge U that of so narrating the lives of nations as to furnish materials...the ultimate laws to which social phenomena conform. In this statement of the missing elements of history, Mr. Spencer has outlined jnst that body of facts... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - 1873 - 436 pages
...called Descriptive Sociology. And the highest office which the historian can discharge is that of so narrating the lives of nations as to furnish materials...ultimate laws to which social phenomena conform." Such were the character and scope of the facts which required to be collected concerning all forms... | |
 | 1873 - 808 pages
...called Descriptive Sociology. And the highest office which the historian can discharge is that of so narrating the lives of nations as to furnish materials for a Comparative Sociology, aad for the subsequent determination of the ultimate laws to which social phenomena conform. In this... | |
 | Nicholas Murray Butler, Frank Pierrepont Graves, William McAndrew - 1891 - 560 pages
...be called Descriptive Sociology. And the highest office which the historian can discharge, is of so narrating the lives of nations as to furnish materials for a Comparative Sociology. " — Herbert Spencer, Education, pp. 69-70. Mr. Spencer's tendency throughout his discussion of the... | |
 | Albion W. Small, George Edgar Vincent - 1894 - 410 pages
...called Descriptive Sociology. And the highest office which the historian can discharge is that of so narrating the lives of nations as to furnish materials...ultimate laws to which social phenomena conform." Sociology must command the precise fact* involved la social relations History and Descriptive Sociology... | |
 | 1894 - 916 pages
...what may be <sifled Descriptive Sociology. And the highest office of the historian is to so narrate ПОЛУ mark, that even supposing an adequate stock of this truly valuable historical knowledge has... | |
 | Albion W. Small, George Edgar Vincent - 1894 - 410 pages
...called Descriptive Sociology. And the highest office which the historian can discharge is that of so narrating the lives of nations as to furnish materials...Comparative Sociology, and for the subsequent determination sf the ultimate laws to which social phenomena conform." Sociology must command the precise facts involved... | |
 | Wilbur Fisk Crafts - 1895 - 534 pages
.... . The only history that is of practical value is what may be called Descriptive Sociology. . . . materials for a Comparative Sociology and for the...the ultimate laws to which social phenomena conform. — Herbert Spencer, Sociology. Human history is the terrestrial laboratory of God. To have here on... | |
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