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The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte 2 Volume Set
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The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte 2 Volume Set Paperback - 2009

by Auguste Comte; Harriet Martineau (Translator)


From the publisher

The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte is a condensed English version of the French philosopher's controversial work, freely translated by Harriet Martineau and published in two volumes in 1853. Martineau's abridged and more easily digestible version of Comte's work was intended to be readily accessible to a wide general readership, particularly those she felt to be morally and intellectually adrift, and Comte's philosophy indeed attracted a significant following in Britain in the later nineteenth century. Comte's 'doctrine' promoted personal and public ethics and social cohesion based no longer on metaphysics but on strict scientific method, and anticipated twentieth-century logical positivism and secular humanism. Volume 1 covers mathematics and science, while Volume 2 presents Comte's new science of 'social physics' and outlines his theories about society and human progress.

Details

  • Title The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte 2 Volume Set
  • Author Auguste Comte; Harriet Martineau (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 1041
  • Volumes 2
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Date 2009-09
  • ISBN 9781108001182 / 1108001181
  • Weight 3.13 lbs (1.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.6 x 2.6 in (21.59 x 14.22 x 6.60 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century