Auguste Comte and the Académie des sciences

Auguste Comte and the Académie des sciencesThis article highlights Comte’s ambivalence toward the sciences, which he otherwise celebrated as the foundation of positivism. It correlates changes in his attitude with his personal experiences as an ambitious scholar unable to find acceptance and legitim...

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Autor principal: Pickering, Mary
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Français
Publicat: 2007
Accés en línia:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sumari:Auguste Comte and the Académie des sciencesThis article highlights Comte’s ambivalence toward the sciences, which he otherwise celebrated as the foundation of positivism. It correlates changes in his attitude with his personal experiences as an ambitious scholar unable to find acceptance and legitimacy in the leading institutions of his time, especially the Académie des sciences. Comte remained a scientific bohemian, unable to adapt to the new trends of professionalization but eager to impose his moral vision on the scientific community that rejected him.