| Auguste Comte: Volume 2: An Intellectual Biography Contributor(s): Pickering, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521513251 ISBN-13: 9780521513258 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: This volume explores the life and works of Auguste Comte from the completion of the Cours de philosophie positive to his death. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 92044510 |
| Series: Auguste Comte Intellectual Biography |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6" W x 9" (2.20 lbs) 652 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Littr , were drawn to his thought. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pickering, Mary: - 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. |
