évora
Évora , town (1991 pop. 38,938), capital of Évora dist. and of Altro Alentejo, S central Portugal. It is the commercial center of a fertile agricultural area. Cork and textiles are produced and iron, copper, and marble are mined. Called Ebora and Liberalitas Julia (after Julius Caesar) in Roman times, the temple of Diana there is an impressive ruin. Évora was an episcopal see early in the Christian era and later a center of trade under the Moors. It was recovered by the Portuguese under Gerald the Fearless (Geraldo Sem-Pavor) in 1166. After 1385 it was for many years the favorite seat of the Portuguese court. The old cathedral (12th-13th cent.) is a fine example of Romanesque style. The former Jesuit university (1559-1759) now houses a high school. It is the site of the Univ. of Évora.
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Auguste Comte: proponent of positivism and evolutionary thought.(Great Minds)(Biography)
Newspaper article from: Free Inquiry; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Auguste Comte was born January 19, 1798, in the southern...the cornerstone of sociology today. Comte believed that positivism would create...be positive. In the summer of 1817, Auguste Comte was introduced to French utopian socialist...
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Positivist Republic: Auguste Comte and the Reconstruction of American Liberalism, 1865-1920.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...disciples of the French philosopher Auguste Comte, he contends, made critical contributions...Edger, a sort of evangelist for Comte's positivism. Edger interested...intellectuals and professionals in Comte's philosophy of scientism and social...
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Auguste Comte and John Stuart Mill on sexual equality; historical, methodological and philosophical issues.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2009; 501 words
; 9789004174696 Auguste Comte and John Stuart Mill on sexual equality...epistemology, methodology, and theory between Comte and Mill. While sexual equality was...attractive to modern readers, while Comte's views on the same subject are very...
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Lyon's share: hunting for antiques in Lyon, decorator Matthew Smyth learns that the buck doesn't stop in Paris. (shopping spree).(Interview)
Magazine article from: House Beautiful; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...scene, and his shop on the me Auguste Comte is a composite of four separate...Christophe Bils, 68, rue Auguste Comte; 78-42-89-50 * Michel Descours, 44, rue Auguste Comte (main shop); 78-37-34...
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The organism metaphor in sociology.
Magazine article from: Social Research; 6/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...grandfather was the eccentric French philosopher Auguste Comte. Ironically, Comte employed the social organism metaphor to ground...what he called intellectual and moral anarchy, Auguste Comte (like his erstwhile mentor Saint-Simon) sought...
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B. F. SKINNER'S OTHER POSITIVISTIC BOOK: WALDEN TWO
Magazine article from: Behavior and Philosophy; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...selectionist views. Key words: Comte, dystopia, positivism, neopositivism...Pierre Lafitte, the successor of Comte at the head of the Positivist Society...positivism. Positivist Background Auguste Comte (1798-1857), who coined the...
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Emile Littre, 1801-1881. (Great Minds).
Newspaper article from: Free Inquiry; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Littre discovered the positivism of Auguste Comte, as expounded in the latter's...introduced the general reading public to Comte's ideas. By mid-century, Littre was universally regarded as Comte's leading disciple. In 1851...
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Philosophers strike back.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: Science News; 9/12/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...do scientists! Immanuel Kant and Auguste Comte were just as wrong about many things...Similarly, Siegfried did not understand Comte's apparent claim that we shall...fact, in the very next sentence Comte wrote, "Whatever knowledge is obtainable...
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Perspectives: We all still buy dates for Christmas.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...a handy rhyme and a wall chart. Auguste Comte was probably the first man of the...something more regular and predictable. Comte's 'positivist calendar' of 1849...Shakespeare. To make up the numbers Comte added an extra day at the end of...
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The business of doing good: an Australasian perspective on corporate philanthropy.
Magazine article from: The Journal of Corporate Citizenship; 9/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...The term was coined in the 19th century by Auguste Comte (1852), and refers to what Comte (1852) believed to be the moral obligations...others and place their interests above their own. Comte opposed the idea of individual rights, maintaining...
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Comte, Auguste
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Comte, Auguste 1798-1857 Auguste Comte was a French philosopher best known for founding the field...Currents in Sociological Thought . New York: Basic Books. Comte, Auguste. 1975. Auguste Comte and Positivism: The Essential Writings...
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Auguste Comte
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Auguste Comte The French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798-1857) developed a system of positive philosophy...which he gave the name "sociology." Born in Montpellier, Auguste Comte abandoned the devout Catholicism and royalism of his family...
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Comte, Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Comte, Isidore Auguste Marie Fran ç ois Xavier ( b . Montpellier, France, 19 January...mathematics . The eldest of the three children born to Louis Auguste Xavier Comte and Rosalie Boyer, Comte came from a Catholic and royalist family...
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Louis Auguste Bourmont, comte de Ghaisnes de
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Louis Auguste Bourmont, comte de Ghaisnes de , 1773-1846, marshal of France. An émigré, he fought against the French Revolution under...
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Auguste Charles Joseph Flahaut de La Billarderie, comte de
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Auguste Charles Joseph Flahaut de La Billarderie, comte de , 1785-1870, French general and statesman; illegitimate son of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand and Adèle de Flahaut...
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