Auguste Comte: Volume 2: An Intellectual Biography (Auguste Comte Intellectual Biography) - Hardcover

Pickering, Mary

 
9780521513258: Auguste Comte: Volume 2: An Intellectual Biography (Auguste Comte Intellectual Biography)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521513251 ISBN 13: 9780521513258
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521513251
ISBN 13 
9780521513258
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
652