The Cercle des prolétaires positivistes (Circle of Positivist Proletarians) was an organisation of working class
positivists who advocated revolution were affiliated to the First International, i.e. the
International Workingmen's Association
The International Workingmen's Association (IWA), often called the First International (1864–1876), was an international organisation which aimed at uniting a variety of different left-wing socialist, communist and anarchist groups and trad ...
(IWA). The Parisian Circle sent
Gabriel Mollin as their delegate to the
Basle Congress of the IWA.
Subsequently, referred to as the 'Society of Positivist Proletarians', they applied for admission to the IWA. The General Council replied they must alter the constitution as regards their understanding of capital and join as proletarians rather than as positivists.
The Cercle was founded by
Fabien Magnin Fabien Magnin (1810, Isère – 1884) was President of the Positivist Society.
Magnin was a carpenter. He became a positivist in 1840, becoming the first proletarian convert. Auguste Comte, the founder of positivism, appointed him to be Presid ...
The Cercle attended the
Socialist Workers' Congress (1879) represented by
Isidore Finance, who made a significant contribution to the proceedings.
Notable members
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Fabien Magnin Fabien Magnin (1810, Isère – 1884) was President of the Positivist Society.
Magnin was a carpenter. He became a positivist in 1840, becoming the first proletarian convert. Auguste Comte, the founder of positivism, appointed him to be Presid ...
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Gabriel Mollin
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Isidore Finance
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Auguste Keufer
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Positivists