KnowraHerbert SpencerLinked fromLinked fromThe 17 pages that link to Herbert Spencer, each with the reason it gives.All 17Related 14Compared with 3Great man theoryCompared with: Spencer directly challenged Carlyle by treating great people as products of their societies.Thomas CarlyleCompared with: Spencer’s confidence in social evolution and individual liberty opposed Carlyle’s demand for authority and leadership.The Rules of Sociological MethodCompared with: Durkheim opposed explanations that derived social institutions from individual needs or general evolutionary laws.