The Legacy of Positivism

1st ed. 2005

by Michael Singer

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 1349544205

ISBN-13 9781349544202

Edition 1st ed. 2005

Publisher Palgrave Macmillan

Imprint Palgrave Macmillan

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Sep 30th, 2005

Print length 193 Pages

Product Classification: History of Western philosophy Social & political philosophy Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

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It shows how epistemological shifts in positivism influenced parallel developments in the human and legal sciences, and thereby treats legal positivism and positivism as it is understood in the human sciences within a common framework.

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 Émile Littré. It shows how epistemological shifts in positivism influenced parallel developments in the human and legal sciences, and thereby treats legal positivism and positivism as it is understood in the human sciences within a common framework.

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