II. Barreda's Defense of the Interests of the Mexican Bourgeoisie

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION xiii
4. INTRODUCTION
5. I. Philosophy and Its History 3
6. II. Positivism in Mexican Circumstances 13
7. III. The Positivism of Auguste Comte 23
8. IV. Mexican Positivism 30
9. SECTION ONE: THE BIRTH
10. I. The Positivist Interpretation of Mexican History 39
11. II. Historical Circumstances in Mexico, 1867 47
12. SECTION TWO: THE ORIGINS
13. I. The Forces of Progress and Reaction 61
14. II. Mexican Liberalism's Ideals of Education and Government 68
15. III. The Ideology of the Mexican Bourgeoisie in Its Combative Phase 78
16. SECTION THREE: THE DEVELOPMENT, "GABINO BARREDA"
17. I. Gabino Barreda and the Problem of Freedom 93
18. II. Barreda's Defense of the Interests of the Mexican Bourgeoisie 101
19. III. Gabino Barreda's Plan of Education 110
20. IV. Barreda's Defense of His Plan of Education 122
21. SECTION FOUR: THE DEVELOPMENT, "THE DISCIPLES"
22. I. The Positivists and the Construction of the New Order 139
23. II. The Application of the Positivist Method 148
24. III. The Theory of Some Positivists concerning the Social Order 155
25. IV. The Creation of the Social Order 169
26. SECTION FIVE: THE UTOPIA
27. I. Freedom of Conscience and Positivism 183
28. II. The Ideal of a New Positivist Spiritual Power 197
29. III. The Struggle for Spiritual Power 206
30. BIBLIOGRAPHY 223
31. INDEX 231