The elements of social science, or, Physical, sexual, and natural religion : an exposition of the true cause and only cure of the three primary social evils: poverty, prositution, and celibacy / by a doctor of medicine.

  • Drysdale, George R., 1825-1904.
Date:
1875
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    to constitute, solid and entire, the Positive Philosophy. Now that the human mind has grasped celestial and terrestrial physics— mechanical and chemical; organic physics, hoth vegetable and animal, —there remains one science, to fill up the series of sciences of observation—Social physics. This is what men have now most need of; and this it is the principal aim of the present work to establish. I believe that a very large proportion of thinkers in this and other countries, thoroughly agree with the following opinion expressed by Miss Martineau in the preface to her admirable translation of M» Comte's work:— The only field of progress is now that of Positive Philosophy, under whatever name it may be known to the real students of every sect.