Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-186) and index
1. The philosophy of positivism -- 2. The structure of a positive science -- 3. Positivist social reorganization -- 4. Comte and Mill -- 5. The critic and the disciple -- 6. The structure of the legacy of positivism -- 7. The legacy of positivism in the autonomy of law -- 8. Aspects of the legacy of positivism in law
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"This book gives a unique historical and interpretative analysis of a widely pervasive mode of modern thought that it describes as the legacy of positivism. Viewing Auguste Comte as a pivotal figure, it charts the historical origins of his positivism and describes his development of the idea of a positive science encompassing the range from the physical to the social and moral sciences."--BOOK JACKET