Enthusiasm for positive thought is accompanied, in Comte, by a fervent, we may say mystical, love of humanity; — an emotional need which made such energetic demands for satisfaction that it several times threatened to destroy his sanity.


A History of Modern Philosophy, Book IX, Chapter 2: Auguste Comte, (a) Positive Science, p. 322

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Enthusiasm for positive thought is accompanied, in Comte, by a fervent, we may say mystical, love of humanity; — an emotional need which made such...

Enthusiasm for positive thought is accompanied, in Comte, by a fervent, we may say mystical, love of humanity; — an emotional need which made such...

Enthusiasm for positive thought is accompanied, in Comte, by a fervent, we may say mystical, love of humanity; — an emotional need which made such...

Enthusiasm for positive thought is accompanied, in Comte, by a fervent, we may say mystical, love of humanity; — an emotional need which made such...