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A General View of Positivism

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Introduction and Introductory remarks
19:42
Chapter 1 The Intellectual Character Of Positivism Part 1
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Chapter 1 The Intellectual Character Of Positivism Part 2
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Chapter 1 The Intellectual Character Of Positivism Part 3
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Chapter 1 The Intellectual Character Of Positivism Part 4
28:46
Chapter 2 The Social Aspect Of Positivism, As Shown By Its Connexion With The General Revolutionary Movement Of Western Europe Part 1
31:54
Chapter 2 The Social Aspect Of Positivism, As Shown By Its Connexion With The General Revolutionary Movement Of Western Europe Part 2
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Chapter 2 The Social Aspect Of Positivism, As Shown By Its Connexion With The General Revolutionary Movement Of Western Europe Part 3
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Chapter 2 The Social Aspect Of Positivism, As Shown By Its Connexion With The General Revolutionary Movement Of Western Europe Part 4
21:41
Chapter 2 The Social Aspect Of Positivism, As Shown By Its Connexion With The General Revolutionary Movement Of Western Europe Part 5
36:39
Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 1
26:52
Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 2
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Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 3
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Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 4
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Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 5
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Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 6
29:40
Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 1
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Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 2
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Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 3
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Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 4
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Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 5
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Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 6
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Chapter 5 The Relation Of Positivism To Art Part 1
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Chapter 5 The Relation Of Positivism To Art Part 2
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Chapter 5 The Relation Of Positivism To Art Part 3
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Chapter 5 The Relation Of Positivism To Art Part 4
31:54
Chapter 6 Conclusion. The Religion Of Humanity Part 1
26:21
Chapter 6 Conclusion. The Religion Of Humanity Part 2
23:31
Chapter 6 Conclusion. The Religion Of Humanity Part 3
20:15
Chapter 6 Conclusion. The Religion Of Humanity Part 4
22:24
Chapter 6 Conclusion. The Religion Of Humanity Part 5
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Chapter 6 Conclusion. The Religion Of Humanity Part 6
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Chapter 6 Conclusion. The Religion Of Humanity Part 7
35:09

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Auguste Comte wrote this book as a compact statement of positivism, the system of thought he had spent his life constructing. He argues that human understanding passes from religious to metaphysical to scientific ways of explaining the world, and that society should now be ordered on the same rigorous footing as the sciences. From this he builds a program for social organization, a morality centered on living for others (a word he coined as altruism), and even a secular "religion of humanity." The result gathers his mature ideas about science, feeling, and social duty into a single readable argument. It endures as a founding text for sociology, the discipline Comte himself named. Free to read as a PDF or EPUB edition.

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Auguste Comte

Auguste Comte (1798-1857) was a French philosopher who founded positivism and gave sociology its name. Reacting to the upheavals of post-revolutionary France, he sought to ground social reform in scientific method, and his ideas went on to influence thinkers across philosophy, science, and the study of society.

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