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Uniform Title: Discours sur l'ensemble du positivisme. English
Title:
A General View of Positivism
Or, Summary exposition of the System of Thought and Life
Note: Reading ease score: 43.5 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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Summary: "A General View of Positivism" by Auguste Comte is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. The work elaborates on the principles of Positivism, offering a comprehensive synthesis aimed at uniting scientific thought with moral and social organization. It discusses the need for a new philosophy that harmonizes human intellect, feelings, and actions while critiquing existing theological and metaphysical frameworks. The opening of the book introduces Positivism as a transformative doctrine meant to guide societal progress. Comte emphasizes the importance of a coherent understanding of human nature that integrates thoughts, feelings, and actions within a scientific framework. He outlines the objectives of Positivism, detailing how it aims to replace outdated theological explanations with a focus on empirical laws governing both nature and society. The text foreshadows a broader inquiry into the synthesis of social and scientific knowledge as essential for the moral regeneration of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Comte, Auguste, 1798-1857
Author of introduction, etc.: Harrison, Frederic, 1831-1923
Translator: Bridges, John Henry, 1832-1906
EBook No.: 53799
Published: Dec 24, 2016
Downloads: 269
Language: English
Subject: Positivism
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: Discours sur l'ensemble du positivisme. English
Title:
A General View of Positivism
Or, Summary exposition of the System of Thought and Life
Note: Reading ease score: 43.5 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Charlie Howard, and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images generously made
available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "A General View of Positivism" by Auguste Comte is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. The work elaborates on the principles of Positivism, offering a comprehensive synthesis aimed at uniting scientific thought with moral and social organization. It discusses the need for a new philosophy that harmonizes human intellect, feelings, and actions while critiquing existing theological and metaphysical frameworks. The opening of the book introduces Positivism as a transformative doctrine meant to guide societal progress. Comte emphasizes the importance of a coherent understanding of human nature that integrates thoughts, feelings, and actions within a scientific framework. He outlines the objectives of Positivism, detailing how it aims to replace outdated theological explanations with a focus on empirical laws governing both nature and society. The text foreshadows a broader inquiry into the synthesis of social and scientific knowledge as essential for the moral regeneration of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Comte, Auguste, 1798-1857
Author of introduction, etc.: Harrison, Frederic, 1831-1923
Translator: Bridges, John Henry, 1832-1906
EBook No.: 53799
Published: Dec 24, 2016
Downloads: 269
Language: English
Subject: Positivism
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.