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The correspondence of John Stuart Mill and Auguste Comte /

(Number (ISBN

1560001488

(Number (ISBN

9781560001485

Title Proper

The correspondence of John Stuart Mill and Auguste Comte /

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[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

translated from the French and edited by Oscar A. Haac, with a foreword by Oscar A. Haac and an introduction by Angèle Kremer-Marietti.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New Brunswick, U.S.A. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Transaction Publishers,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©1995.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxvi, 403 pages :

Other Physical Details

portraits ;

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24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-32) and index.

Text of Note

1. Introduction: Comte and Mill-the philosophical encounter. Angèle Kremer-Marietti -- Mill and positivism -- While Mill and Comte agreed -- The correspondence evolves: psychology; economics; The status of women: social studies threatens their synergy; The debate concerning women intensifies -- The correspondence breaks off; the controversy continues: The affectind and Comte's brain chart; Social studies; The social status of women; Comte's positive religion -- The importance of the Comte-Mill relationship. 2. Bibliography. Works and letters of Comte and Mill -- Criticism and other authors. 3. The correspondence. Correspondences between Mill and Comte between November 1841 to May 1847.

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Text of Note

This volume presents eighty-nine letters exchanged between John Stuart Mill and Auguste Comte between 1841 and 1847. They address important issues of the mid-nineteenth century in philosophy, science, economics, and politics. Cumulatively, these letters provide a humanistic view of Western Europe and its social problems. They add valuable perspective to what we know about the work of Mill and Comte, in a critical period of English and French thought. The correspondence begins with an admiring letter from Mill who considers himself a positivist at the tune and writes to Comte as to an elder colleague. A close friendship developed, in the course of which they discussed matters of common concern. Their understanding extends to personal experiences, including their respective mental crises at an early age. The opinions expressed about their contemporaries are significant and include comments on Thomas Carlyle, John and Sarah Austin, and Alexander Bain, on philosophers and major authors in France, Germany, and Italy. Mill and Comte eventually encountered issues on which they could not come to consensus, especially the equality of women. While Mill was an ardent defender of women's rights, Comte supported the traditional hierarchy that endowed men with social and political superiority.

General Material Designation

Correspondence.

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Selections.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

Comte, Auguste,1798-1857-- Correspondence.

Mill, John Stuart,1806-1873-- Correspondence.

Comte, Auguste,1798-1857-- Correspondence.

Mill, John Stuart,1806-1873-- Correspondence.

Comte, Auguste-- Mill, John Stuart

Comte, Auguste,1798-1857.

Comte, Auguste.

Mill, John Stuart,1806-1873.

Mill, John Stuart.

Philosophers-- England-- Correspondence.

Philosophers-- France-- Correspondence.

Philosophy.

Philosophy.

Briefsammlung

Philosophers.

Philosophy.

England.

France.

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Mill, John Stuart,1806-1873.

Comte, Auguste,1798-1857.

Haac, Oscar A.

Date of Transaction

20200824153657.0

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[Book]

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