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Positive Philosophy. Fortunately, the four massive volumes of his Positive Polity were condensed and summarized by Comte himself, and the contentious elements for the most part omitted, in the single small and cheap volume translated by Dr. Bridges, as a General View of Positivism. Ranking with Comte's statement of culture policy in its comprehensiveness of outlook and far- sighted vision, but written from the standpoint of contemporary science, and therefore appropriately detailed and concrete in reference, here and now, in plan and section and perspective, to a particular city, is Professor Geddes' recent book City Develop- ment, already cited for its geographical vision, and now for its sociological ideals. These two books, from their different but correlated standpoints, express a doctrine whose isolated ele- ments are everywhere recognizable. It is evident, therefore, that the life out of which the doctrine is fermenting is in active growth. If, then, they are not already here, we may be sure the sociological friars are coming.

LIST OF BOOKS FOR READING AND REFERENCE

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1. Charles Booth. Life and Labor of People in London. (Macmillan.)

2. Seebohm Rowntree. Poverty. (Macmillan.)

3. T. R. Marr. Housing Conditions of Manchester and Sal ford. (Man- chester.)

4. T. C. Horsfall. The Example of Germany. (Manchester University Press.)

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1. H. G. Wells. Anticipation.

2. H. G. Wells. Mankind in the Making.

3. H. G. Wells. A Modern Utopia.

4. Ebenezer Howard. Tomorrow: ^ Scheme of Garden Cities.

5. Patrick Geddes. City Development. (St. George Press, Bournville.)

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i. A. Comte. General View of Positivism. (Reeves & Turner.) Trans- lated by Dr. Bridges.

IV. PERIODICALS

1. La science sociale. Edited by E. Demolins.

2. Sociological Papers, published annually by Macmillan for the Sociological Society, 5 Old Queen Street, Westminster, S. W. ( Vide especially Vols. I and II, articles on eugenics by Mr. Francis Galton, and on civics by Professor Geddes.)