Record Number: 25474
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
George Grote to Sir William Molesworth (c.1838-40): 'Have you read Comte's "Traite de Philosophie Positive," of which a third volume has just been published? It seems a work full of profound and original thinking [...] I am sorry to say, however, that I do not find in it the solution of those perplexities respecting the fundamental principles of geometry which I have never yet been able to untie to my own satisfaction. Nor can I at all tolerate the unqualified manner in which he strikes out morals and metaphysics from the list of positive sciences.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1838 and 31 Dec 1840
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:M.P. / Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Traite de Philosophie Positive (vol. 3)
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Philosophy, Science, Mathematics
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:25474
Source:Harriet Grote
Editor:n/a
Title:The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to and from Various Friends
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1873
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Page:129-30
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Harriet Grote, The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to and from Various Friends, (London, 1873), p. 129-30, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25474, accessed: 19 May 2024
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