Auguste Comte

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-521-51325-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 652 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Reihe: Auguste Comte Intellectual Biography

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 Littré, were drawn to his thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pickering, Mary

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politik: Sachbuch, Politikerveröffentlichungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Pickering, Mary
Mary Pickering is Professor of History at San Jose State University. The author of Auguste Comte: An Intellectual Biography, Volumes I, II, and III, she has published in Journal of the History of Ideas, Journal of Women's History, Historical Reflections, Revue philosophique, and Revue international de philosophie.