Michael Singer

The Legacy of Positivism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book gives a unique historical and interpretive analysis of a widely pervasive mode of thought that it describes as the legacy of positivism. Viewing Auguste Comte as a pivotal figure, it charts the historical origins of his positivism and follows its later development through John Stuart Mill and Émile Littré. It shows how epistemological shifts in positivism influenced parallel developments in the human and legal sciences, and thereby treats legal positivism and positivism as it is understood in the human sciences within a common framework.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-54420-2
• 1st ed. 2005
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781349544202
• ISBN-10: 1349544205
• Artikelnr.: 45576777

Autorenporträt

MICHAEL SINGER holds degrees in mathematics (M.A., Cambridge University, and Ph.D., London University) and law (J.D., Stanford University). He has been a member of university faculties and published extensively in both mathematics and law. Since 1999 he has been a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Law, King's College London.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: THE POSITIVISM OF AUGUSTE COMTE The Philosophy of Positivism The Structure of a Positive Science Positivist Social Reorganization PART II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF POSITIVISM THROUGH MILL AND LITTRÉ Comte and Mill The Critic and the Disciple The Structure of the Legacy of Positivism PART III: THE LEGACY OF POSITIVISM IN LAW The Legacy of Positivism in the Autonomy of Law Aspects of the Legacy of Positivism in Law Bibliography Index

Rezensionen

'This work is a unique work of scholarship which merits high praise and acclaim in its field.' - Larry Ridener, Associate Professor of Sociology, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Pfeiffer University, USA