Auguste Comte and Positivism - Softcover

Mill, John Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047206052X ISBN 13: 9780472060528

Publisher: The University of Michigan Press, 1961

Synopsis

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Book Description

Reissued in its revised 1866 second edition, this is Mill's discussion of the positivist views of French philosopher and social scientist Auguste Comte (1798–1857). Mill analyses Comte's earlier works on positivism in the natural and social sciences, and then positivism's application in areas such as religion and ethics.

About the Author

John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher, politician and economist most famous for his contributions to the theory of utilitarianism. The author of numerous influential political treatises, Mill s writings on liberty, freedom of speech, democracy and economics have helped to form the foundation of modern liberal thought. His 1859 work, On Liberty, is particularly noteworthy for helping to address the nature and limits of the power of the state over the individual. Mills has become one of the most influential figures in nineteenth-century philosophy, and his writings are still widely studied and analyzed by scholars. Mills died in 1873 at the age of 66.

Edition details

• Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
• Publication date: 1961
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047206052X
• ISBN 13: 9780472060528
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204