Project Gutenberg 2010-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 89 Comte, Auguste 1798 1857 Comte, Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Compte, Auguste Comte, Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Xavier Cours de philosophie positive. (3/6) Reading ease score: 26.8 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. Produced by Sébastien Blondeel, Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France "Cours de philosophie positive" by Auguste Comte is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The book is part of a multi-volume series that seeks to establish a comprehensive framework for the sciences, ultimately transitioning toward a positive philosophy that is grounded in empirical observation and rational thought. This particular volume, the third, focuses on chemical and biological philosophy, exploring the fundamental principles that govern these areas of study. The opening portion discusses the nature of chemical phenomena, emphasizing the complex and evolving interactions of substances at the molecular level. Comte describes how the inherent complexity of chemical reactions requires a sophisticated understanding of their underlying principles, necessitating a thoughtful exploration of both composition and decomposition. He critiques the limitations of contemporary chemical science, arguing for a more systematic and philosophical approach to these studies, which he believes is essential for advancing the discipline and fitting into the broader structure of scientific knowledge. The text sets the stage for treating chemistry as a foundational science in understanding the natural world and the mechanisms that govern it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Positivism B Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1204465 1202473 2024-10-13T13:12:49.864223 2023-09-14T06:24:33.639490 text/html text/html 1160170 2010-04-04T10:34:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 360279 2010-04-04T10:34:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 456539 2024-10-13T13:13:02.279165 application/epub+zip 479090 2024-10-13T13:12:54.015209 application/epub+zip 457610 2024-10-13T13:12:52.313219 application/epub+zip 890913 2024-10-13T13:13:09.212159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857811 2024-10-13T13:13:01.337187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 827276 2022-09-14T15:20:31.771816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1176210 1175954 2024-10-13T13:12:48.865244 2023-09-14T06:24:32.809464 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1139247 2010-04-04T10:34:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 354567 2010-04-04T10:34:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20486 2024-10-13T13:13:09.610118 application/rdf+xml 15022 2024-10-13T13:12:53.068209 image/jpeg 3438 2024-10-13T13:12:52.606205 image/jpeg 447763 2024-10-13T13:12:49.956241 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia