Comte and Mill (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- Comte and Mill (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Thomas Whittaker
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0666399654
- ISBN 13
- 9780666399656
- Item weight
- 346 grams
A clear, accessible study of two 19th‑century minds and the rise of positivism.
Whittaker’s Comte and Mill surveys the lives and ideas of Auguste Comte and John Stuart Mill, two thinkers who helped shape social reform and the modern science of society. The book traces how their early training, family influences, and public careers fed into a shared aim: understand how thought can guide action, then test those ideas in the real world.
The narrative moves from their beginnings through the evolution of their philosophies, including Comte’s project of a religion of humanity and Mill’s utilitarian ethics. It also compares their approaches to politics, knowledge, and history, and situates them within a broader tradition that includes Bentham, Spencer, and the social science of their era.- See how personal backgrounds shaped major philosophical projects and reforms.
- Explore the shift from revolutionary ideas to constructive social theory and reform.
- Learn about the “religion of humanity” and its place in Comte’s later system.
- Compare two influential legacies in ethics, politics, and the study of society.
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