Auguste Comte

A General View of Positivism (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Comte believes that society evolves through a series of stages that are ruled by social laws and culminate in a superior form of social life. Positivism itself is a combination of philosophy and way of life. Comte goes into surprising detail, going so far as to describe minute like how children should be educated, the structure of a unified global committee of nations, new flags, calendars, the role of the arts, and so on. He ends the book with what he calls the 'Religion of Humanity,' a secular religion meant to replace the traditional religions that people of the time were becoming disillusioned with.
Comte was born around the end of the French Revolution, and lived in Paris during that time when republican ideas, respect for science, and a revolutionary and forward-thinking spirit made fertile ground for change.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: GENERAL PRESS
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789388760379
• Artikelnr.: 55284412

Autorenporträt

Auguste Comte, born Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte on January 19, 1798, in Montpellier, France, was a pioneering figure in the field of sociology and philosophy. Known as the father of positivism, Comte introduced a new discipline based on the application of scientific methods to the study of society, which he believed would lead to the improvement of humanity through knowledge and reason. He envisaged a positivist society where religion and metaphysical abstraction would give way to scientific proof and observation. In his book, 'A General View of Positivism' (Discours sur l'esprit positif, 1844), he described this concept in depth, laying the foundation for the positivist approach to philosophy. His ideas profoundly influenced various intellectual domains and prompted further development in sociological theory and research. Comte's rigid classification of the sciences and his emphasis on societal progress were groundbreaking at the time and reverberate in contemporary scientific and philosophical discourse. Despite certain criticisms of his work for its prescriptive nature and the failed prediction of a positivist society replacing religious and metaphysical ideologies, Comte's contributions to the understanding and structuring of social phenomena remain a cornerstone in the annals of social science. His literary style is indicative of the intellectual climate of the 19th century, characterized by an inherent belief in progress and the transformative power of human reason.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Intellectual character of positivism
2. The social aspect of positivism
3. The action of positivism upon the working classes
4. The influence of positivism upon women
5. The relation of positivism to art
6. Conclusion. The religion of humanity.