System of Positive Polity
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System of Positive Polity is Auguste Comte’s multi-volume work that elaborates his philosophy of positivism into a comprehensive social and political doctrine aimed at reorganizing society on scientific and altruistic principles.
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| System of Positive Polity, Volume 1 | 1 |
| System of Positive Polity, Volume 2 | 1 |
| System of Positive Polity, Volume 3 | 1 |
| System of Positive Polity, Volume 4 | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
multi-volume work
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philosophical work ⓘ sociological treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
moral guidance by a positivist clergy
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primacy of social solidarity ⓘ scientific organization of society ⓘ |
| aim |
to elaborate positivism into a comprehensive social doctrine
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to reorganize society on altruistic principles ⓘ to reorganize society on scientific principles ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Second career of Auguste Comte ⓘ |
| author |
Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte
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Auguste Comte
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| centralConcept |
altruism
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moral reorganization of society ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| continuesWorkOf | Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| developsIdeaOf | Religion of Humanity as a secular religion ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
historical evolution of societies
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social cohesion over individualism ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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political theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
System of Positive Polity
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System of Positive Polity, Volume 1
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System of Positive Polity, Volume 2
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System of Positive Polity, Volume 3
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System of Positive Polity, Volume 4
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| historicalContext |
19th-century French philosophy
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post-revolutionary French social thought ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of sociology
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later positivist movements ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
political philosophy
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positivism ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | positivism ⓘ |
| proposes |
Religion of Humanity
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a positivist spiritual power of scientists and moral leaders ⓘ a separation between spiritual and temporal powers ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1851–1854 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ |
| subtitle |
Religion of Humanity
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Treatise on Sociology, Instituting the Religion of Humanity
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| theoreticalBasis |
law of three stages
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positivist hierarchy of the sciences ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 4 ⓘ |
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System of Positive Polity, Volume 1
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System of Positive Polity, Volume 2
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System of Positive Polity, Volume 3
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System of Positive Polity, Volume 4