Positivism
Subject in Philosophy
Positivism has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook explains that the flag's motto 'Ordem e Progresso' derives from Auguste Comte and reflects Latin America's late-19th-century enthusiasm for positivism.
“It's the sort of motto of the positivist movement. And in Latin America, people were obsessed with positivism in the late 19th century”
The Rest Is History: 681. Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5) (Jun 21, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:05
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- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
681. Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5)The Rest Is History · Jun 21, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Brazil's national anthem from Dom Pedro I's independence hymn through decades without lyrics to its 1922 text and protest uses.