Project Gutenberg 2005-10-09 Public domain in the USA. 966 Mill, John Stuart 1806 1873 Mill, J. S. (John Stuart) Auguste Comte and Positivism Produced by Marc D'Hooghe "Auguste Comte and Positivism" by John Stuart Mill is a critical philosophical examination written in the mid-19th century. This work analyzes the development and implications of Auguste Comte's positivist philosophy, which asserts that knowledge is derived solely from empirical evidence and observable phenomena. Mill seeks to dissect Comte's contributions while also addressing misconceptions and errors in Comte's thinking regarding the progression and classification of sciences. The opening of the book introduces the concept of positivism and its rise in intellectual discourse during the time. Mill notes how positivism emerged as a significant philosophical movement, particularly responding to the complexities of the theological and metaphysical explanations that dominated prior thinking. He focuses on Comte's argument that human knowledge evolves through distinct stages—starting with theological, moving to metaphysical, and finally reaching the positive stage, where knowledge relies on observable phenomena. Mill positions himself to clarify these ideas and scrutinize Comte’s contributions, thus setting the stage for a critical exploration of the strengths and weaknesses of positivism as a guiding philosophy for understanding human society and science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Positivism Comte, Auguste, 1798-1857 B Text Philosophy Category: Philosophy & Ethics 355668 2025-07-07T08:50:07.730094 text/html 353398 2020-12-12T16:54:03 text/html 210142 2025-07-07T08:50:14.580077 application/epub+zip 212909 2025-07-07T08:50:10.968104 application/epub+zip 196881 2025-07-07T08:50:09.675127 application/epub+zip 390515 2025-07-07T08:50:17.423063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376858 2025-07-07T08:50:13.829080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339805 2022-09-08T07:50:08.378787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341969 2025-07-07T08:50:07.393106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341608 2020-12-12T16:54:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341602 2020-12-12T16:54:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21258 2025-07-07T08:50:17.545045 application/rdf+xml 14424 2025-07-07T08:50:10.161077 image/jpeg 3335 2025-07-07T08:50:09.917079 image/jpeg 123303 2020-12-12T16:54:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 126304 2020-12-12T16:54:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 123070 2020-12-12T16:54:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 207367 2025-07-07T08:50:07.758129 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia