A General View of Positivism: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A General View of Positivism, credited to Auguste Comte, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of A General View of Positivism by Auguste Comte. (Translated by John Henry Bridges.) Read in English by LizMorey; maurice; Greg Oxnard; Craig Campbell; Gerald; sgrace; Regina Tippets; Melvin Lee Auguste Comte was from France and published this book in French in 1844. He made a very great impact on the sciences and claims to have “discovered the principal laws of Sociology." Comte says Reason has become habituated to revolt but that doesn’t mean it will always retain its revolutionary character. He discusses Science, the trade-unions, Proletariat workers, Communists, Capitalists, Republicans, the role of woman in society, the elevation of Social Feeling over Self-love, and the Catholic Church in this book. His goal is to replace theology with philosophy and develop the Religion of Humanity where Imagination is subordinate to Reason as Reason is to Feeling. Positivism can be summed up in this statements from his conclusion: “Love, then, is our principle; Order our basis; and Progress our end.” This is the 1908 edition of the book. - Summary by Craig Campbell

Recording facts

• Recording title: A General View of Positivism
• Author credits: Auguste Comte
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 33
• Listed recording duration: 14:39:50

Catalogue topics

• politics
• humanism
• modern history
• sciology
• revolution of 1848
• positism

Opening tracks: first 24 of 33

1. 00 - Introduction and Introductory remarks — 19:42
2. 01 - Chapter 1 The Intellectual Character Of Positivism Part 1 — 30:38
3. 02 - Chapter 1 The Intellectual Character Of Positivism Part 2 — 22:25
4. 03 - Chapter 1 The Intellectual Character Of Positivism Part 3 — 23:38
5. 04 - Chapter 1 The Intellectual Character Of Positivism Part 4 — 28:46
6. 05 - Chapter 2 The Social Aspect Of Positivism, As Shown By Its Connexion With The General Revolutionary Movement Of Western Europe Part 1 — 31:54
7. 06 - Chapter 2 The Social Aspect Of Positivism, As Shown By Its Connexion With The General Revolutionary Movement Of Western Europe Part 2 — 26:33
8. 07 - Chapter 2 The Social Aspect Of Positivism, As Shown By Its Connexion With The General Revolutionary Movement Of Western Europe Part 3 — 29:05
9. 08 - Chapter 2 The Social Aspect Of Positivism, As Shown By Its Connexion With The General Revolutionary Movement Of Western Europe Part 4 — 21:41
10. 09 - Chapter 2 The Social Aspect Of Positivism, As Shown By Its Connexion With The General Revolutionary Movement Of Western Europe Part 5 — 36:39
11. 10 - Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 1 — 26:52
12. 11 - Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 2 — 31:51
13. 12 - Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 3 — 23:27
14. 13 - Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 4 — 29:14
15. 14 - Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 5 — 27:14
16. 15 - Chapter 3 The Action Of Positivism Upon The Working Classes Part 6 — 29:40
17. 16 - Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 1 — 33:03
18. 17 - Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 2 — 29:34
19. 18 - Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 3 — 31:04
20. 19 - Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 4 — 24:19
21. 20 - Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 5 — 31:20
22. 21 - Chapter 4 The Influence Of Positivism Upon Women Part 6 — 22:35
23. 22 - Chapter 5 The Relation Of Positivism To Art Part 1 — 22:08
24. 23 - Chapter 5 The Relation Of Positivism To Art Part 2 — 20:48

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