System of Positive Polity
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System of Positive Polity is Auguste Comte’s multi-volume work that elaborates his philosophy of positivism into a comprehensive social and political doctrine aimed at reorganizing society on scientific and altruistic principles.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| System of Positive Polity canonical | 2 |
| System of Positive Polity, Volume 1 | 1 |
| System of Positive Polity, Volume 2 | 1 |
| System of Positive Polity, Volume 3 | 1 |
| System of Positive Polity, Volume 4 | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: System of Positive Polity Context triple: [Auguste Comte, knownFor, System of Positive Polity]
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A.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
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The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Bhaca polity
The Bhaca polity is a traditional Xhosa-speaking chiefdom in South Africa, historically centered in the Eastern Cape and known for its distinct lineage and cultural identity within the broader Xhosa world.
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The Principle of Federation
The Principle of Federation is a political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that outlines his vision of a decentralized, federalist social order as an alternative to both centralized state power and capitalism.
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E.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: System of Positive Polity Target entity description: System of Positive Polity is Auguste Comte’s multi-volume work that elaborates his philosophy of positivism into a comprehensive social and political doctrine aimed at reorganizing society on scientific and altruistic principles.
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A.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
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B.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Bhaca polity
The Bhaca polity is a traditional Xhosa-speaking chiefdom in South Africa, historically centered in the Eastern Cape and known for its distinct lineage and cultural identity within the broader Xhosa world.
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D.
The Principle of Federation
The Principle of Federation is a political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that outlines his vision of a decentralized, federalist social order as an alternative to both centralized state power and capitalism.
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E.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
multi-volume work
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philosophical work ⓘ sociological treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
moral guidance by a positivist clergy
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primacy of social solidarity ⓘ scientific organization of society ⓘ |
| aim |
to elaborate positivism into a comprehensive social doctrine
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to reorganize society on altruistic principles ⓘ to reorganize society on scientific principles ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Second career of Auguste Comte ⓘ |
| author |
Auguste Comte
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linked to:
Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte
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| centralConcept |
altruism
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moral reorganization of society ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| continuesWorkOf | Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| developsIdeaOf | Religion of Humanity as a secular religion ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
historical evolution of societies
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social cohesion over individualism ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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political theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
System of Positive Polity, Volume 1
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linked to:
System of Positive Polity
System of Positive Polity, Volume 2 ⓘ
linked to:
System of Positive Polity
System of Positive Polity, Volume 3 ⓘ
linked to:
System of Positive Polity
System of Positive Polity, Volume 4 ⓘ
linked to:
System of Positive Polity
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| historicalContext |
19th-century French philosophy
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post-revolutionary French social thought ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of sociology
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later positivist movements ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
political philosophy
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positivism ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | positivism ⓘ |
| proposes |
Religion of Humanity
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a positivist spiritual power of scientists and moral leaders ⓘ a separation between spiritual and temporal powers ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1851–1854 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ |
| subtitle |
Treatise on Sociology, Instituting the Religion of Humanity
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linked to:
Religion of Humanity
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| theoreticalBasis |
law of three stages
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positivist hierarchy of the sciences ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 4 ⓘ |
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