| Auguste Comte and the Religion of Humanity: The Post-Theistic Program of French Social Theory Contributor(s): Wernick, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521662729 ISBN-13: 9780521662727 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 194 |
| LCCN: 00063093 |
| Lexile Measure: 1530 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.30 lbs) 290 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers an exciting reinterpretation of Auguste Comte, the founder of French sociology. Andrew Wernick provides the first in-depth critique of Comte's concept of religion and its place in his thinking on politics, sociology and philosophy of science. He places Comte's ideas within the context of post-1789 French political and intellectual history, and of modern philosophy, especially postmodernism. Wernick relates Comte to Marx and Nietzsche as seminal figures of modernity and examines key features of modern and postmodern French social theory, tracing the inherent flaws and disintegration of Comte's system. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wernick, Andrew: - Andrew Wernick is Professor of Cultural Studies and Sociology at Trent University, Ontario, Canada. He is Director of the Center for the Study of Theory, Culture and Politics, and Director of the Graduate Program in Methodologies for the Study of Western History and Culture. His publications include Promotional Culture (1991), Shadow of Spirit: Religion and Postmodernism (with P Berry, 1993) and Images of Ageing (with M Featherstone, 1994). |
