LEADER 04390nam 2200505 a 450 001 9911002995303321 005 20250526175437.0 010 $a1-134-17223-0 035 $a(CKB)3230000000207318 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24566049 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7245480 035 $a(ODN)ODN0004058596 035 $a(EXLCZ)993230000000207318 100 $a20060404d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAuguste Comte /$fMike Gane 210 $aLondon $cRoutledge$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 158 p. )$cill 225 1 $aKey sociologists 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. An Introduction to Comte's Ideas 2. The Comtean Illusion 3. The Context and Materials of Sociology 4. The Intimations of Social Science and a New Politics 5. Comte's Heretical Report on Knowledge 6. But Why did Comte Need Sociology? 7. A Sociological Theory of Modernity 8. A Second Sociology 9. Spiritual Supra-State Power, Sociology and Humanity 10. Sociologists and the Regime of the Fetishes 11. Comte's Futures 330 $aAuguste Comte is widely acknowledged as the founder of the science of sociology and the 'Religion of Humanity'. This text examines Comte's sociological vision and shows that because he thought sociology could and should be reflexive, encyclopaedic and utopian, he considered topics such as fetishism, fate and love. 330 $bAuguste Comte is widely acknowledged as the founder of the science of sociology and the 'Religion of Humanity'. In this fascinating study, the first major reassessment of Comte's sociology for many years, Mike Gane draws on recent scholarship and presents a new reading of this remarkable figure. Comte's contributions to the history and philosophy of science have decisively influenced positive methodologies. He coined the term 'sociology' and gave it its first content, and he is renowned for having introduced the sociology of gender and emotion into sociology. What is less well known however, is that Comte contributed to ethics, and indeed coined the word 'altruism'. In this important work Gane examines Comte's sociological vision and shows that, because he thought sociology could and should be reflexive, encyclopaedic and utopian, he considered topics such as fetishism, polytheism, fate, love, and the relations between sociology, science, theology and culture. This fascinating account of the birth of sociology is an unprecedented introductory text on Comte. Gane's work is an essential read for all sociologists and students of the discipline. Auguste Comte is widely acknowledged as the founder of the science of sociology and the 'Religion of Humanity'. In this fascinating study, the first major reassessment of Comte's sociology for many years, Mike Gane draws on recent scholarship and presents a new reading of this remarkable figure. Comte's contributions to the history and philosophy of science have decisively influenced positive methodologies. He coined the term 'sociology' and gave it its first content, and he is renowned for having introduced the sociology of gender and emotion into sociology. What is less well known however, is that Comte contributed to ethics, and indeed coined the word 'altruism'. In this important work Gane examines Comte's sociological vision and shows that, because he thought sociology could and should be reflexive, encyclopaedic and utopian, he considered topics such as fetishism, polytheism, fate, love, and the relations between sociology, science, theology and culture. This fascinating account of the birth of sociology is an unprecedented introductory text on Comte. Gane's work is an essential read for all sociologists and students of the discipline. 410 0$aKey sociologists. 606 $aSociology$xHistory 606 $aSociologists$zFrance$vBiography 615 0$aSociology$xHistory. 615 0$aSociologists 676 $a301.092 686 $aSOC023000$aSOC024000$aSOC026000$2bisacsh 700 $aGane$b Mike$0912413 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 801 2$bUk 801 2$bStDuBDSZ 801 2$bUkPrAHLS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911002995303321 996 $aAuguste Comte$92947598 997 $aUNINA