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The Legacy of Positivism

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  • © 2005

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  1. Michael Singer
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The Positivism of Auguste Comte

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Philosophy of Positivism

      • Michael Singer
      Pages 3-18

    3. The Structure of a Positive Science

      • Michael Singer
      Pages 19-31

    4. Positivist Social Reorganization

      • Michael Singer
      Pages 32-47

  3. The Development of Positivism through Mill and Littré

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Comte and Mill

      • Michael Singer
      Pages 51-71

    3. The Critic and the Disciple

      • Michael Singer
      Pages 72-83

    4. The Structure of the Legacy of Positivism

      • Michael Singer
      Pages 84-110

  4. The Legacy of Positivism in Law

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. The Legacy of Positivism in the Autonomy of Law

      • Michael Singer
      Pages 113-127

    3. Aspects of the Legacy of Positivism in Law

      • Michael Singer
      Pages 128-142

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 143-193
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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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'This work is a unique work of scholarship which merits high praise and acclaim in its field.' - Larry Ridener, Associate Professor of Sociology, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Pfeiffer University, USA

About the author

MICHAEL SINGER holds degrees in mathematics (M.A., Cambridge University, and Ph.D., London University) and law (J.D., Stanford University). He has been a member of university faculties and published extensively in both mathematics and law. Since 1999 he has been a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Law, King's College London.

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