The Philosophy of Mathematics Translated from the Cours De Philosophie Positive of Auguste Comte, by W. M. Gillespie

Comte, Auguste ; W. M. Gillespie (translator)

Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1860

About this Item

Contents complete and secure in original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering at spine. Cloth shipped at spine ends and split for 1" top and bottom of front edge of spine; damp rippling to rear board and tide marks at bottome outer corner. Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte (Auguste Comte, 1798-1857) was a French philosopher and writer who formulated the doctrine of positivism, which enjoyed broad popularity during the later 19th century. It sank into an almost complete oblivion during the twentieth century, when it was eclipsed by neopositivism. However, Comte s decision to develop successively a philosophy of mathematics, a philosophy of physics, a philosophy of chemistry and a philosophy of biology, makes him the first philosopher of science in the modern sense, and his constant attention to the social dimension of science resonates in many respects with current points of view. This book on the philosophy of mathematics is the first of its kind. Provenance: Former owner's name stamp on ffep - "H. N. Chute" - Horatio Nelson Chute, 1847-1928, author of Elementary Practice of Physics; The Elements of Physics; First Principles of Physics; Practical Physics; etc.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Philosophy of Mathematics Translated from the Cours De Philosophie Positive of Auguste Comte, by W. M. Gillespie
• Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York
• Publication Date: 1860
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mathematics and Physics
  • 19th Century