Prophet of Science: The Vision and Passion of Auguste Comte - Couverture rigide

Pickering, Mary

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1836392451 ISBN 13 : 9781836392453

Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2026

Synopsis

‘In this rich and engaging biography, the eminent expert Mary Pickering does justice to Comte’s fascinating life and work.’ – John Tresch, author of The Romantic Machine: Utopian Science and Technology after Napoleon

Born during the ferment of the French Revolution, Auguste Comte was one of the foremost thinkers of the nineteenth century, whose ideas influenced social reformers, philosophers, politicians and scientists. Advocating for what he called ‘the science of society’, he contended that facts and reason alone should matter in public discourse. But while Comte strove to create social harmony, he suffered from repeated disasters in his personal and professional life that ultimately endangered his health and undermined his project. An avid self-dramatizer, Comte’s increasingly erratic behaviour stood at odds with his philosophy of ‘order and progress’. This readable intellectual and personal biography of the enigmatic thinker explains Comte’s importance to modern Western thought, and provides a fascinating psychological portrait of a deeply troubled yet brilliant man.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mary Pickering is Professor of Modern European History at San Jose State University. She is the author of the three-volume Auguste Comte: An Intellectual Biography.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reaktion Books
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1836392451
• ISBN 13: 9781836392453
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 392
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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