Auguste Comte: Volume 2 An Intellectual Biography |
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| Author:
| Pickering, Mary |
| Series title: | Auguste Comte Intellectual Biography Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-59655-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume explores the life and works of Auguste Comte from 1842 to 1852, when he transformed his positive philosophy into a religious and political movement. Mary Pickering assesses Comte's intellectual development in its historical context, his correspondence with John Stuart Mill and other luminaries, and his relationship with his muse, Clotilde de Vaux.
This volume explores the life and works of Auguste Comte from 1842 to 1852, when he transformed his positive philosophy into a religious and political movement. Mary Pickering assesses Comte's intellectual development in its historical context, his correspondence with John Stuart Mill and other luminaries, and his relationship with his muse, Clotilde de Vaux.