# The Intellect — A General View of Positivism character guide

> The Intellect in A General View of Positivism by Auguste Comte.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Intellect

**First appearance:** 0004-i-the-intellectual-character-of-positivism

## Who they are

Abstract faculty discussed in Positivist theory.

## Relationships

### [Humanity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_general_view_of_positivism_se/characters/humanity)

_friendship_

The Intellect provides rational understanding and scientific foundation for Humanity's development.

### [Art](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_general_view_of_positivism_se/characters/art)

_friendship_

Art and the Intellect collaborate to harmonize emotion and reason in positivist culture.

## In the story

### [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_general_view_of_positivism_se/chapters/epigraph)

The Intellect is described as the servant of the Heart, never its slave.

### [I: The Intellectual Character of Positivism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_general_view_of_positivism_se/chapters/i-the-intellectual-character-of-positivism)

Described as the servant of the heart, free to exercise influence but devoted to problems suggested by the heart.

### [The Action of Positivism Upon the Working Classes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_general_view_of_positivism_se/chapters/iii-the-action-of-positivism-upon-the-working-classes)

Implied in the discussion of intellectual culture and the need for a new system of education.

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