{"product_id":"2940014611619","title":"The Philosophy of Mathematics","description":"This edition features\u003cbr\u003e • a linked Table of Contents, linked Footnotes, and linked Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS \u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION.\u003cbr\u003eGENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK I.\u003cbr\u003eANALYSIS.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003eGENERAL VIEW OF MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS   \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II.\u003cbr\u003eORDINARY ANALYSIS; OR, ALGEBRA.    \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III.\u003cbr\u003eTRANSCENDENTAL ANALYSIS: its different conceptions    \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV.\u003cbr\u003eTHE DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL CALCULUS    \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V.\u003cbr\u003eTHE CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS    \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI.\u003cbr\u003eTHE CALCULUS OF FINITE DIFFERENCES    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK II.\u003cbr\u003eGEOMETRY.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003eA GENERAL VIEW OF GEOMETRY    \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II.\u003cbr\u003eANCIENT OR SYNTHETIC GEOMETRY    \u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III.\u003cbr\u003eMODERN OR ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\"Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte (19 January 1798 – 5 September 1857), better known as Auguste Comte [ogyst k?~t], was a French philosopher. He was a founder of the discipline of sociology and of the doctrine of positivism. He may be regarded as the first philosopher of science in the modern sense of the term.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrongly influenced by the Utopian socialist Henri Saint-Simon, Comte developed the positive philosophy in an attempt to remedy the social malaise of the French revolution, calling for a new social doctrine based on the sciences. Comte was a major influence on 19th century thought, impacting the work of social thinkers such as Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, and George Eliot.[2] His concept of sociologie and social evolutionism, though now outdated, set the tone for early social theorists and anthropologists such as Harriet Martineau and Herbert Spencer, evolving into Modern academic sociology presented by Émile Durkheim as practical and objective social research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComte's social theories culminated in the \"religion of humanity\", which was influential to the development of religious humanist and Secular Humanist organizations in the 19th century. Comte likewise coined the word \"altruism\".[3]\" -- Wikipedia","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080353956080,"sku":"2940014611619","price":2.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014611619_p0.jpg?v=1763612274","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014611619","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}