Raquel Capurro's Clinical Monograph on Auguste Comte's Positivism
In a clinical monograph, psychoanalyst Raquel Capurro examines Auguste Comte's positivism, arguing it functions as a cult of the dead. She explores how Comte, after the death of his beloved Clotilde de Vaux, transformed his personal grief into a universal religion for humanity. Capurro's essay, published in artpress, delves into the obscure dimensions of the present, linking modern scientific discourse to archaic religiosity and the medical priesthood that governs today's world.
Key facts
- Raquel Capurro is a psychoanalyst.
- Her monograph is titled 'Le positivisme est un culte des morts : Auguste Comte'.
- The work examines Auguste Comte's philosophy of positivism.
- Capurro describes Comte as a 'veuf éternel' (eternal widower) who universalized his mourning.
- Clotilde de Vaux was Comte's great love, whose death inspired his religious system.
- The essay was published in artpress magazine.
- Philippe Forest wrote a review of the monograph.
- The monograph is described as a 'monographie clinique' (clinical monograph).
Entities
Artists
- Raquel Capurro
- Auguste Comte
- Clotilde de Vaux
- Philippe Muray
- Philippe Forest
Institutions
- artpress
- EPEL