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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819278903321

Autore

Comte Auguste <1798-1857.>

Titolo

The Positive philosophy of Auguste Comte . Volume 1 / / freely translated and condensed by Harriet Martineau, with an introduction by Frederic Harrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kitchener, Ont., : Batoche, 2000

Descrizione fisica

338 p

Altri autori (Persone)

MartineauHarriet <1802-1876.>

HarrisonFrederic <1831-1923.>

Soggetti

Positivism

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprint. Originally published in 3 vols. London : G. Bell and Sons, 1896.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte -- Introduction Chapter I Account of The Aim of This Work.-View of The Nature and Importance of the Positive Philosophy. -- Chapter II View of The Hierarchy of The Positive Sciences -- Chapter I. Mathematics, Abstract And Concrete. -- Book I: Mathematics. -- Chapter II General View of Mathematical Analysis -- Chapter III General View of Geometry -- Chapter IV Rational Mechanics -- Chapter I General View -- Book II: Astronomy -- Chapter II Methods of Study of Astronomy -- Chapter III Geometrical Phenomena of the Heavenly Bodies -- Chapter IV Celestial Statics -- Chapter V Celestial Dynamics -- Chapter VI Sidereal Astronomy And Cosmogony -- Chapter I General View -- Book III: Physics -- Chapter II Barology -- Chapter III Thermology -- Chapter IV Acoustics -- Chapter V Optics -- Chapter VI Electrology -- Book IV: Chemistry -- Chapter I -- Chapter II Inorganic Chemistry -- Chapter III Doctrine of Definite Proportions -- Chapter IV The Electro-Chemical Theory -- Chapter V Organic Chemistry.