Auguste Comte : an intellectual biography  v. 1 ~ v. 3

Mary Pickering

This book constitutes the first volume of a two-volume intellectual biography of Auguste Comte, the founder of modern sociology and a philosophical movement called positivism. Volume One offers a reinterpretation of Comte's 'first career' (1798-1842), when he completed the scientific foundation of his philosophy. It describes the interplay between Comte's ideas and the historical context of post-revolutionary France, his struggles with poverty and mental illness, and his volatile relationships with friends, family and colleagues, including such famous contemporaries as Saint-Simon, the Saint-Simonians, Guizot and John Stuart Mill. Pickering shows that the man who called for a new social philosophy based on the sciences was not only ill at ease in the most basic human relationships, but also profoundly questioned the ability of the purely scientific spirit to regenerate the political and social world.

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This volume begins to explore the life and works of Auguste Comte during his so-called second career, the controversial period that began in 1842 and lasted until his death. This volume covers the years from 1842 to 1852, when Comte transformed his positive philosophy into a political and religious movement. It represents the first in-depth study of that movement. Focusing on key books, such as the Discours sur l'ensemble du positivisme, Mary Pickering connects Comte's intellectual development to the tumultuous historical context and to episodes in his personal life, especially his famous relationship with Clotilde de Vaux. The book examines for the first time why workers, doctors, women, and famous writers, such as John Stuart Mill, George Henry Lewes, and Emile Littre, were drawn to his thought.

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This volume continues to explore the life and works of Auguste Comte during his so-called second career. It covers the period from the coup d'etat of Louis Napoleon in late 1851 to Comte's death in 1857. During these early years of the Second Empire, Comte became increasingly conservative and anxious to control his disciples. This study offers the first study of the tensions within his movement. Focusing on his second masterpiece, the Systeme de politique positive, and other important books, such as the Synthese subjective, Mary Pickering not only sheds light on Comte's intellectual development but also traces the dissemination of positivism and the Religion of Humanity throughout many parts of the world.

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[目次]

  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The early years
  • 2. The life and works of Saint-Simon up to 1817
  • 3. Comte's first works for Saint-Simon
  • 4. Comte's growing independence, 1819-1821
  • 5. The fundamental opuscule and Comte's rupture with Saint-Simon
  • 6. The aftermath of the rupture
  • the search for connections
  • 7. Comte's efforts to establish himself
  • 8. Intellectual and mental crises
  • 9. The road to recovery, 1828-1830
  • 10. Years of success and confrontation, 1830-1838
  • 11. Comte's changing psyche and aberrant behavior, 1838-1840
  • 12. The encounter between two luminaries: Comte and Mill
  • 13. 1842: a turning point
  • 14. Cours de philosophie positive: positivism and the natural sciences
  • 15. Cours de philosophie positive
  • sociology
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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[目次]

  • Introduction
  • 1. 1843-1844: the battle against the pedantocracy
  • 2. Tensions in Comte's relationships, 1842-1846
  • 3. Clotilde de Vaux and the initial encounter with Comte
  • 4. The muse's tragic end
  • 5. Pain and recognition
  • 6. The revolution of 1848
  • 7. Discours sur l'ensemble du positivisme
  • 8. Personal and professional disappointments
  • 9. The early development of the Religion of Humanity
  • 10. The development of the Positivist Movement
  • Concluding remarks.

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[目次]

  • Introduction
  • 1. The coup d'etat and its consequences
  • 2. Comte's stumblings
  • 3. The vicissitudes of Positivism during the early empire
  • 4. Systeme de politique positive: natural and social philosophy
  • 5. Systeme de politique positive: Comte's philosophy of history
  • 6. Systeme de politique positive: Comte's utopia
  • 7. The last years: politics and propaganda
  • 8. The last flurry of activity: the Testament and Synthese subjective
  • 9. The death of the great priest of humanity and his influence
  • Conclusion.

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書名 Auguste Comte : an intellectual biography
著作者等 Pickering, Mary
巻冊次 v. 1
v. 2
v. 3
出版元 Cambridge University Press
刊行年月 1993-
ページ数 v.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 9780521119146
9780521513258
9780521434058
NCID BA21915441
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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