The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte, Volume 2

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G. Bell & sons, 1896

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Page 338 - Eohn's Libraries."'—Guardian, ' The imprint of Bohn's Standard Library is a guaranty of good editing.' Critic (NY) 1 This new and attractive form in which the volumes of Bohn's Standard Library are being issued is not meant to hide either indifference in the selection of books included in this well-known series, or carelessness in the editing.
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Page 227 - the whole of his life, physical, moral, and intellectual, as far as his circumstances allow. But this view is admitted by all enlightened philosophers ; so that I must proceed at once to consider the continuous succession of human development, regarded in the whole race, as if humanity were one.
Page 219 - contemplating social / elements separately, as if they had an independent,' existence ; and it leads us to regard them as in mutual:' / relation, and forming a whole which compels us to treat/ them in combination. By this method, not only are/
Page 301 - rate at which it proceeds, apart from any differences which may result from climate, race, or other modifying causes. Taking into the account only universal causes, it is clear that the speed must be in proportion to the combined influence of the chief natural conditions relating to the human organism first, and next to
Page 228 - rational fiction is nearer the reality than we are accustomed to suppose ; for, in a political view, the true successors of such or such a people are certainly those who, taking up and carrying out their primitive endeavours, have prolonged their social progress, whatever may be the soil which

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