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1 online resource (xiv, 402 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I. Comte's philosophy of science -- Comte's general philosophy of science / Warren Schmaus -- Analytical construction of a positive science in Auguste Comte / Michel Blay -- Astronomical science and its significance for humankind / Anastasios Brenner -- Auguste Comte's positive biology / Laurent Clauzade -- Comte and social science / Vincent Guillin -- II. Comte's social and political thought -- Comte's political philosophy / Michel Bourdeau -- Art, affective life, and the role of gender in Auguste Comte's philosophy and politics / Jean Elisabeth Pedersen -- Religion of humanity and positive morality / Andrew Wernick -- Conclusion : Legacy of Auguste Comte / Mary Pickering. |
| Summary |
Auguste Comte's doctrine of positivism was both a philosophy of science and a political philosophy designed to organize a new, secular, stable society based on positive or scientific, ideas, rather than the theological dogmas and metaphysical speculations associated with the ancien regime. This volume offers the most comprehensive English-language overview of Auguste Comte's philosophy, the relation of his work to the sciences of his day, and the extensive, continuing impact of his thinking on philosophy and especially secular political movements in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Contributors consider Comte's reasons for establishing a Religion of Humanity as well as his views on domestic life and the arts in his positivist utopia. The volume further details Comte's attempt to apply his "positive method," first to social science and then to politics and morality, thereby defending the continuity of his career while also critically examining the limits of his approach. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Comte, Auguste, 1798-1857 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Comte, Auguste, 1798-1857. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy. |
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Positivism.
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Positivism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Bourdeau, Michel, editor.
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Pickering, Mary, editor.
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Schmaus, Warren, 1952- editor.
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| Added Title |
Science, philosophy, and politics of Auguste Comte |
| Added Title Page Title |
Love, order, and progress |
| ISBN |
9780822983415 (electronic book) |
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0822983419 (electronic book) |
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9780822945222 |
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0822945223 |
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