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Cosimo Physics and Politics by Walter Bagehot
The world was changing at a blistering speed in Bagehots day. New scientific ideas were reshaping the world and every field of human inquiry was affected by this new interest in giving a full explanation for the history of everything in existence. In this work first published in 1872 Bagehot applies scientific ideas like survival of the fittest to the development of nations and government. He further discusses the effect of scientific and technological advancements like the invention of stronger and more deadly weapons on politics. British journalist WALTER BAGEHOT 1826-1877 was an early editor of The Economist and was among the first economists to discuss the concept of the business cycle. He is also the author of The English Constitution 1873 and The Postulates of English Political Economy 1885.show more