Course of Positive Philosophy
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Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Comte’s system of positivist philosophy | 1 |
| The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
multi-volume work
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
establish a positive philosophy
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provide a scientific foundation for the study of society ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Cours de philosophie positive ⓘ |
| author |
Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte
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surface form:
Auguste Comte
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| centralIdea | knowledge should be based on empirical observation and scientific method ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| coversDiscipline |
astronomy
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biology ⓘ chemistry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ social physics ⓘ |
| describes | law of three stages ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| genre |
history of science
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philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedPhilosopher |
Herbert Spencer
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John Stuart Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume 1 of Course of Positive Philosophy
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Volume 2 of Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ Volume 3 of Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ Volume 4 of Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ Volume 5 of Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ Volume 6 of Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of sociology
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philosophy of science ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| introducesConcept | hierarchy of the sciences ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
epistemology
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philosophy of science ⓘ positivism ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 6 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Cours de philosophie positive ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | positivism ⓘ |
| proposes | classification of sciences from simple to complex ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1830 ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
foundational text of positivism
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foundational work of modern sociology ⓘ |
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Comte’s system of positivist philosophy
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The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte