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 Project Gutenberg 2010-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 244 Comte, Auguste 1798 1857 Comte, Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Compte, Auguste Comte, Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Xavier Cours de philosophie positive. (1/6) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Course_of_Positive_Philosophy Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cours_de_philosophie_positive Produced by Sébastien Blondeel, Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Cours de philosophie positive" by Auguste Comte is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century." The work lays the foundation for what is known as positivist philosophy, which emphasizes the importance of observable facts and scientific reasoning over theological and metaphysical explanations. Comte aims to establish a coherent framework for understanding human knowledge and society by categorizing sciences based on their methods and interrelations, ultimately advocating for a 'physique sociale' or social physics. The opening portion of the text introduces readers to the concept and objectives of Comte's philosophical course. It begins with a historical context, detailing the evolution of human thought through three stages: theological, metaphysical, and finally, the positive stage where scientific reasoning prevails. He asserts that each branch of knowledge must be regarded through the lens of their observational laws rather than through speculative metaphysical notions. Comte elaborates on the significance of classifying sciences, and emphasizes the need for a systematic understanding that encompasses not only the natural sciences but also the social phenomena that govern human interactions. This foundational discussion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the relationship between various fields of knowledge and the overarching goal of establishing a unified philosophical framework. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 30.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. fr Positivism B Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Sociology 1073689 2025-07-13T06:38:18.736891 text/html 1063668 2013-08-11T08:51:12 text/html 462877 2025-07-13T06:38:29.922808 application/epub+zip 478762 2025-07-13T06:38:22.411841 application/epub+zip 401207 2025-07-13T06:38:20.910878 application/epub+zip 986942 2025-07-13T06:38:35.624265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 950658 2025-07-13T06:38:28.921849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 736299 2022-09-14T15:19:40.339872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1041977 2025-07-13T06:38:17.588898 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1008083 2013-08-11T08:51:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19864 2025-07-13T06:38:35.752270 application/rdf+xml 14984 2025-07-13T06:38:21.420831 image/jpeg 3435 2025-07-13T06:38:21.164825 image/jpeg 305796 2013-08-11T08:52:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 373500 2013-08-11T08:52:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 455400 2025-07-13T06:38:18.842893 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia