The Philosophy of Style

The Philosophy of Style
Herbert Spencer, english philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, sociologist (1820-1903)

This ebook presents «The Philosophy of Style», from Herbert Spencer. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
-01- ABOUT THIS BOOK
-02- PART I. CAUSES OF FORCE IN LANGUAGE
-03- THE PRINCIPLE OF ECONOMY
-04- ECONOMY IN THE USE OF WORDS
-05- THE PRINCIPLE OF ECONOMY APPLIED TO SENTENCES
-06- THE EFFECT OF POETRY EXPLAINED
-07- PART II. ECONOMY OF THE MENTAL SENSIBILITIES.
-08- THE LAW OF MENTAL EXHAUSTION AND REPAIR
-09- EXPLANATION OF CLIMAX, ANTITHESIS, AND ANTICLIMAX
-10- NEED OF VARIETY
-11- THE IDEAL WRITER