Maison d'Auguste Comte

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The Maison d'Auguste Comte, also known as the Musée Auguste Comte, is a private museum and archive dedicated to positivist philosopher Auguste Comte (1798-1857). It is maintained by the Association internationale Auguste Comte, located in the 6th arrondissement at 10, rue Monsieur-le-Prince, Paris, France, and open Wednesday afternoons; admission is free.

Comte lived in the 2nd floor of 10, rue Monsieur le Prince from 1841 until his death in 1857, and there wrote the four volumes of Système de politique positive (1851-1854), his last treatise of positive philosophy. The apartment has subsequently been restored and reconstructed as it was at the philosopher's death. It consists of 5 main rooms (dining room, living room, study, classroom, bedroom) with vestibule, and contains Comte's writing desk, portraits of Clotilde de Vaux and various disciples, personal effects, and handwritten letters, as well as a library of positivist writings that contains about 600 books in French, including first editions of his works, 250 books in other languages, 1000 brochures, and 4 collections of periodicals.

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  • Maison d'Auguste Comte
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  • Auguste Comte, 1798-1857: Correspondance Conservee Aux Archives Positivistes De La Maison D'Auguste Comte Inventaire, Bibliotheque Nationale (France), 1984. ISBN 9782717716887.
  • Bruno Gentil, "La maison d'Auguste Comte : Témoin de l'histoire du positivisme", Bulletin de la Société des amis de la bibliothèque de l'Ecole polytechnique, no. 30, pp. 21-38, 2002. ISSN 0989-3059.