Système de politique positive

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Système de politique positive is a foundational work of positivist philosophy in which Auguste Comte outlines his vision of a scientifically organized society and a secular “religion of humanity.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
philosophical work
aimsTo found a new spiritual power based on sociology
replace theology and metaphysics with positive science in politics
author Auguste Comte
centralTheme hierarchy of the sciences applied to politics
organization of society according to scientific laws
unity of science and morality
countryOfOrigin France
developsConcept altruism
positive polity
religion of humanity
firstPublicationYear 1851
focusesOn altruism
moral reorganization of society
social order
genre philosophy
political theory
social theory
hasPhilosophicalOrientation scientism
secularism
historicalContext French Second Republic
surface form: Second French Republic

early Second French Empire
influenced Brazilian positivism
positivist movements in France
secular humanist thought
language French
mainSubject political philosophy
positivism
religion of humanity
sociology
movement positivism
numberOfVolumes 4
partOf Comte’s later works
philosophicalTradition 19th-century French philosophy
precedes Catéchisme positiviste
proposes religion of humanity
scientifically organized society
secular moral order
publicationPeriod 1851–1854
relatedWork Cours de philosophie positive
subtitle Catéchisme positiviste
surface form: Traité de sociologie instituant la religion de l’Humanité
title Système de politique positive

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Auguste Comte majorWork Système de politique positive