Système De Politique Positive, Ou Traité De Sociologie, Instituant la Religion de l Humanité.

COMTE, [Isidore Marie] Auguste [François Xavier] [1798-1857].

Published by Paris: L.Mathias & Carilian-Goeury Et Vor. Dalmont, 1851-54., 1851

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5 Volumes in 4 (incl. appendix). 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 748; 1 p.l., [v]-xxxv, 472, [1 leaf]; 1 p.l., [v]-xlix, 624, [1 leaf]; xxxviii, [1 leaf], 556, [10], [blank leaf]; 2 p.l., iv, 229, [1 leaf]. with half-titles in Vol. IV & appendix vol. only. 3 folding tables. contemporary binder s cloth (headpieces frayed, scattered foxing generally light). First Edition. "[Comte s] political philosophy, elaborated on the basis of his positive sociology, was a noteworthy attempt to reconcile science with religion, and the ideals of the Revolution of 1789 with the doctrine of the counter-revolution of his own time…Comte s sociology was overly intertwined with his conception of the right polity. In Comte s view, society had broken down with the French Revolution. The Revolution had been necessary because the old order, based on outdated "theological" Catholic knowledge, no longer served as a respectable basis for shared opinions; it had been undermined by the progress of the sciences. The Revolution itself offered no grounds for the reorganization of society because it was "negative" and metaphysical in its assumptions. The task, therefore, was to provide a new religion, and a new clergy, that could once again unify society. Comte s solution was a science on which all could agree. In place of the Catholic priesthood, Comte proposed a scientific-industrial elite that would announce the "invariable laws" to society." (Encycl. of Philosophy) Included in Volume IV are 2 appendices, the second with separate title: Bibliothèque Positiviste Au Dix-Neuvième Siècle. Cent Cinquante Volumes and Appendice Générale Du Système De Politique Positive Contenant Tous Les Opuscules Primitifs De L Auteur Sur La Philosophie Sociale. Einaudi 1204.

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• Title: Système De Politique Positive, Ou Traité De Sociologie, Instituant la Religion de l Humanité.
• Publisher: Paris: L.Mathias & Carilian-Goeury Et Vor. Dalmont, 1851-54.
• Publication Date: 1851
• Edition: 1st Edition
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