02436cam a22003493u 4500 53799 UtSlPG 20260610134235.0 m cr n 260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 B Comte, Auguste, 1798-1857 Discours sur l'ensemble du positivisme. English A General View of Positivism : Or, Summary exposition of the System of Thought and Life Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2016 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_General_View_of_Positivism Release date is 2016-12-24 Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "A General View of Positivism" by Auguste Comte is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-19th century. The work elaborates on the principles of Positivism, offering a comprehensive synthesis aimed at uniting scientific thought with moral and social organization. It discusses the need for a new philosophy that harmonizes human intellect, feelings, and actions while critiquing existing theological and metaphysical frameworks. The opening of the book introduces Positivism as a transformative doctrine meant to guide societal progress. Comte emphasizes the importance of a coherent understanding of human nature that integrates thoughts, feelings, and actions within a scientific framework. He outlines the objectives of Positivism, detailing how it aims to replace outdated theological explanations with a focus on empirical laws governing both nature and society. The text foreshadows a broader inquiry into the synthesis of social and scientific knowledge as essential for the moral regeneration of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Positivism Harrison, Frederic, 1831-1923 Bridges, John Henry, 1832-1906 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53799 94633 94633