Spencerianism

Spen·cer·ism

S0625700 (spĕn′sə-rĭz′əm) also Spen·ce·ri·an·ism (spĕn-sîr′ē-ə-nĭz′əm)n. The system of thought developed by Herbert Spencer, setting forth the idea that evolution is the passage from the simple, indefinite, and incoherent to the complex, definite, and coherent.

Spencerianism

the philosophical theory of Herbert Spencer that cosmic evolution is cyclic, controlled by mechanical forces which tend toward equilibrium and relative complexity until a peak is reached, after which dissolution occurs, the universe reverts to a simple state, and the cycle begins again. — Spencerian, n., adj.See also: Cosmology

单词	spencerianism
释义	Spencerianism Spen·cer·ism S0625700 (spĕn′sə-rĭz′əm) also Spen·ce·ri·an·ism (spĕn-sîr′ē-ə-nĭz′əm)n. The system of thought developed by Herbert Spencer, setting forth the idea that evolution is the passage from the simple, indefinite, and incoherent to the complex, definite, and coherent. Spencerianism the philosophical theory of Herbert Spencer that cosmic evolution is cyclic, controlled by mechanical forces which tend toward equilibrium and relative complexity until a peak is reached, after which dissolution occurs, the universe reverts to a simple state, and the cycle begins again. — Spencerian, n., adj.See also: Cosmology
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