Publication

1968 - Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

57,500 words, Guess

Page Count

230 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC146/.4/09
  • LCCB831 .K613

Description

An account of the main stages of the positivist philosophical doctrine, around which is wrapped an interpretation and evaluation.

First Sentence

The term “positive philosophy” was coined by Auguste Comte, and it has lasted down to the present in the shorter form of “positivism.”

Subjects

People

David HumeErnst MachAuguste ComteWilliam JamesCharles PeirceRichard AvenariusLudwig Wittgenstein

Other Editions

  • The alienation of reason: a history of positivist thought.Doubleday1968-01-01

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