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A General View of Positivism · Character

Poetry

Art form analyzed in Positivist aesthetics.

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First appearance: v the relation of positivism to art

Poetry's tie to Humanity is one of the pressures that moves A General View of Positivism—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Institutes the forms of worship in the Religion of Humanity; provides resources superior to Christian visions of future bliss.
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With Humanity (friendship): Poetry serves as an emotional and imaginative expression that elevates and unites Humanity. With Positivism (friendship): Poetry gives emotional life and aesthetic form to the abstract…

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HUHumanityPOPositivismARArtCFCatholic Feuda…BOBonapartePOPoetry

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  • Friendship
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SetupEscalationBreaking pointAftermathClimax
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