Auguste Comte and John Stuart Mill on sexual equality historical, methodological and philosophical issues / [electronic resource] :
by Vincent Guillin.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2009.
- xii, 367 p.
- Studies in the history of political thought, v. 1 1873-6548 ; .
- Studies in the history of political thought ; v. 1. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Comte and Mill on sexual equality : context and problems -- The female brain and the subjection of women : biology, phrenology and sexual equality -- The phrenological controversy -- The explanation of moral phenomena : Comte and Mill on the architectonics of the moral sciences -- A never ending subjection? : Comte, Mill, and the sociological argument against sexual equality -- The ethological fiasco : the methodological shortcomings of the Millian science of the formation of character -- How to discover one's nature : Mill's argument for emancipation in the Subjection of women -- Conclusion.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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Comte, Auguste, 1798-1857 --Political and social views. Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873 --Political and social views.
Sex discrimination against women. Sex differences. Women's rights.