Auguste Comte [electronic resource] : an intellectual biography. Volume II / Mary Pickering.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pickering, Mary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Modern.

Comte, Auguste, 1798-1857.

Comte, Auguste.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (654 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Summary:

This volume explores the life and works of Auguste Comte from 1842 to 1852, when he transformed his philosophy into a religious and political movement.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Notes; Introduction; Chapter 1 1843-1844: The Battle against the Pedantocracy; Chapter 2 Tensions in Comte's Relationships, 1842-1846; Chapter 3 Clotilde de Vaux and the Initial Encounter with Comte; Chapter 4 The Muse's Tragic End; Chapter 5 Pain and Recognition; Chapter 6 The Revolution of 1848; Chapter 7 Discours sur l'ensemble du positivisme; Chapter 8 Personal and Professional Disappointments; Chapter 9 The Early Development of the Religion of Humanity

Chapter 10 The Development of the Positivist MovementConclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-107-18983-7

0-511-59615-4

0-511-59298-1

0-511-59205-1

0-511-59491-7

OCLC:

609843077