A General View of Positivism · Character
Positivism
The new general doctrine that fuses philosophy and polity into one system, promising to satisfy intellect, feeling, and imagination while remaking Western society.
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Presented as the new philosophy that synthesizes thought, feeling, and action, and subordinates intellect to heart while ensuring intellectual freedom.
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Positivism enters the book as both a completed intellectual synthesis and a program for social regeneration, insisting that theory and practice can never be dissevered. Its tension is internal: it must overcome…
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- Catholicism
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- Poetry
friendship · positive
- Humanity
friendship · positive
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- I: The Intellectual Character of Positivism
- II: The Social Aspect of Positivism, as Shown by Its Connection with the General Revolutionary Movement of Western Europe
- The Action of Positivism Upon the Working Classes
- The Relation of Positivism to Art
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