Contents
Preface
Method of Citation for Auguste Comte’s Works
Introduction: The Significance of Auguste Comte / Warren Schmaus, Mary Pickering, and Michel Bourdeau
I. Comte’s Philosophy of Science
1. Comte’s General Philosophy of Science / Warren Schmaus
2. The Analytical Construction of a Positive Science in Auguste Comte / Michel Blay
3. Astronomical Science and Its Significance for Humankind / Anastasios Brenner
4. Auguste Comte’s Positive Biology / Laurent Clauzade
5. Comte and Social Science / Vincent Guillin
II. Comte’s Social and Political Thought
6. Comte’s Political Philosophy / Michel Bourdeau
7. Art, Affective Life, and the Role of Gender in Auguste Comte’s Philosophy and Politics / Jean Elisabeth Pedersen
8. The Religion of Humanity and Positive Morality / Andrew Wernick
Conclusion: The Legacy of Auguste Comte / Mary Pickering
Notes
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index