The Legacy of Positivism

by Michael Singer

This book gives a unique historical and interpretive analysis of a widely pervasive mode of 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 follows its later development through John Stuart Mill and mile Littr . It shows how epistemological shifts in positivism influenced parallel developments in the human and legal sciences, and thereby treats...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403994021
• ISBN13: 9781403994028
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.6"