English abstract: A vindication of the wide-ranging perspective of Herbert Spencer’s theories of cosmic evolutionism, as an intellectual enterprise far more ambitious and comprehensive than that of his contemporary Charles Darwin. (A retropost from 2011). _________________________________________________________________________________ Spanish abstract: Reivindicamos la amplia perspectiva de las teorías del evolucionismo cósmico de Herbert Spencer, como una empresa intelectual muchísimo más ambiciosa y comprensiva que la de su coetáneo Darwin. (Un retropost de 2011)