Emile Littre and The Review of Positive Philosophy

A detailed analysis of the environment, life, and work of Littre. Gives considerable attention to the men and movements which influenced him, Comte and positivism in particular. Littre founded The Review of Positive Philosophy in 1867. Contains a chronological list of dates of publications, political happenings, the founding of societies, and other events relating in some way to Littre from 1751, half a century before his birth, to 1884, three yrs after his death. J. Biesanz.