# Thomas Hodgskin Versus Herbert Spencer, Part 1

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/thomas-hodgskin-versus-herbert-spencer-part-1>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** April 13, 2016

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George H. Smith discusses the common allegation that Herbert Spencer took many of his ideas from Thomas Hodgskin without acknowledging their source.

[Originally published in essay form on August 13, 2013.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/thomas-hodgskin-versus-herbert-spencer-part-1)

_Narrated by Daniel Hyland._