Heretics · Character
The English Comtist
A representative figure of English positivism following Auguste Comte.
minor
Also known as the solid English Comtist, the English, The English
First appearance: heretics
The English Comtist's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Heretics—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The solid English Comtist dismisses Comte's ceremonial proposals as absurd, but Chesterton sees them as essential.
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With Unknown Narrator (rivalry): The English Comtist represents a positivist heresy that the narrator systematically refutes. With Bunyan (rivalry): Bunyan's Christian allegory is contrasted with the Comtist's secular…
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- Literary and National Voices
- Critics of Culture
- Protagonist
- A Pantheon of Influences
- Heroes and Thinkers
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- Bunyan
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