COMTE Auguste

COMTE Auguste

Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte (19 January 1798 – 5 September 1857) was a French philosopher who founded the discipline of praxeology and the doctrine of positivism. He is sometimes regarded as the first philosopher of science in the modern sense of the term.

In 1826, he was taken to a mental health hospital, but left without being cured – only stabilized by French alienist Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol – so that he could work again on his plan (he would later attempt suicide in 1827 by jumping off the Pont des Arts). In the time between this and their divorce in 1842, he published the six volumes of his Cours.

Comte died in Paris on 5 September 1857 from stomach cancer and was buried in the famous Père Lachaise Cemetery, surrounded by cenotaphs in memory of his mother, Rosalie Boyer, and of Clotilde de Vaux.

This is now an excerpt from the 1902 Medical Chronicle where it is discussed whether Auguste Compte died of an ulcer or a cancer of the stomach. Unfortunately, there was no autopsy. However, it is likely, given the presence of ascites and impairment of general condition, whether the death was due to liver cancer with portal hypertension that caused rupture of esophageal varices, or hematemesis occurred in the context of stomach cancer.

What disease succumbed Auguste Comte?
Auguste Comte died of cancer or stomach ulcer? Opinions are divided in this respect. While Littre maintained the first opinion, Dr. Robinet, who had given his care to the founder of positivism in his last illness, was of a very different opinion. In the presence of the uncertainties and contradictions which arose at the death of Comte on the nature and treatment of the illness of the master, our late colleague, Dr. Robinet, wrote to Professor Cruveilhier and received the following reply, which we believe little known outside a small circle of friends and admirers of Auguste Comte:Mister honored Brother,I hasten to answer the questions you have done me the honor to address in your letter of January 24th.I only know of two organic lesions that can give rise to iiematemesis: cancer and the simple ulcer of the stomach. Now, as long as the symptoms you have observed seem to make the idea of ​​cancer more elusive, it is clear that your patient has succumbed to a simple ulcer of the stomach. The first case of this disease that I observed gave me the example of an intense haemorrhage, without vomiting.The patient went to bed in a state which gave only distant fears; he was found dead the next morning in his bed. The cause of this death was internal hemorrhage; the blood filled the whole stomach and the small intestine. You end your letter by asking me a number of questions that you ask me for:Question: "The work of ulceration, after having spread from the mucous membrane to the fibro-muscular tunic, and thence to the serous membrane which covers it, has not existed! Could it, at this moment and at this point, provoke an exhalation, capable of forming effusion in the cavity of the peritoneum? "I answer that it is possible, though rare (the effusions in the cavity perish, are more common in cancer!possible, because any phlegmasia, any morbid work developed in the thickness of an organ of the abdomen may result in a dropsy-ascites.2nd question: "Can the simple ulceration of the stomach account for ascites, and, conse- quently, for the infiltration of the lower limbs; and, all the symptoms of this connection being given, must the formation of the serous effusion exclude it? "My answer to this second question is a consequence of my previous answer: yes, the simple ulcer of the stomach may account for ascites and infiltration of the lower limbs; no, the formation of the serous effusion must not exclude it.I wish, Sir and honored colleague, that these answers can fulfill your purpose. It is unfortunate that the autopsy of your malaise has not been made; but, I repeat, the discussion can only be between these two diseases: was there cancer? Was there a simple ulcer of the stomach?Please. Monsieur and honored confrere, to accept the expression of my devotion.Paris, January 27, 1859. Cruveilhier .Dr. Robinet accompanied Dr. Cruveilhier 's letter with these reflections:Mr. Linné, although he is not born examined the patient, affirmed the cancer; and for good reason. He relied for this on the testimony of  Dr. de Montègre, who would, on the spot and on the corpse, palpated and found the tumor. To this, I oppose the following statement: after the death of our Master, we have, Dr. Bazalgette and I, with all possible care and without any restraint, without any impediment, practiced the same examination, but without encountering nor engorgement, nor neoplasm, nor tumor of the liver, stomach, intestines, nowhere, which confirms the result of palpation that I had already practiced while the patient lived. As to the responsibility for the treatment, it can not rest with anyone other than Mr. Comte himself. This is the result of written declarations which he reads to M. de Constant-Rebecque, to Captain Anfrie and others, and which reads as follows:"In accepting Mr. Robinet's generous medical devotion, I openly reserved the Superintendence of Treatment."At bottom, he really only made me a consultation, from which I successively dismissed all the parts, according to a short test, so that I am alone responsible." "I beg the reader to observe that it is this very clear situation which has determined me, not without profound regret, to definitively decline the title of doctor of Auguste Comte, some price which I must attach to it. R.Dr. Robinet may have erred in the diagnosis of Comte's disease; but, in any case, no one suspects and never thinks of suspecting his absolute integrity.

 [La Chronique médicale : revue bi-mensuelle de médecine historique, littéraire & anecdotique. - 1902. - 1902, n° 09, pp. 190-191]

A)- natal chart

• ASC TAURUS, ruler VE (XII, PISCES)
• MC CAPRI, ruler SA (II, CANCER)
• quadrature SA-JU ; # JU - VE
• SU and MO are detrimental - SA detrimental (exil) -

- ALMUDEBIT : JU
- HYLEG : VE
- ANAERETA : SA
- ALCOCODEN : JU or VE

B)- primary directions

I)- maniacal crisis

1)- #JU conj SA

direction	promissor	significator
# JU conj. SA	# JU	conj. SA
long	72,17 S E	96,99 S E
lat	1,218	-0,604
AR	70,502	97,575
dec	23,484	22,678
ha	3,990	3,517
OA	46,061	74,126
dom Campa	13,445	46,419
dom Regio	18,269	55,427
Dom Placidus	23,287	60,894
pôle Regio	42,123	28,386
pôle Campa	42,123	28,386
Pôle Placidus	35,591	17,527
DM D|N	D |131,404 - N |48,596	D |158,477 - N |21,52
DA pôle D|N	D |28,063 - N |18,116	D |32,756 - N |7,583
DA	24,44	23,449
SA D|N	D |114,44 N |65,56	D |113,45 N |66,55
D Horiz	16,96	45,03
Htd*	19,073	18,908
DH**	2,548	1,138
TS	299,098	19:56:23,533
lat geo,	43,600
eclip	23,466
birth year	1798
event year	1826
*  temporal hour (= 1/6e Sad)	** horary distance, (= mundane positions, see Giuseppe Bezza)

- result

D --> M C Regio-Campa PTP orb 0.01.
W

Z	6,82
M	74,30
X1	0,00
X2	0,00

 L(z) conversed SA = 71.26° GEMINI.

2)- opp SA conj SU

direction	promissor	significator
opp. SA conj. SU	opp. SA	conj. SU
long	276,99 N W	299,75 N E
lat	0,604	0,000
AR	277,575	301,931
dec	-22,678	-20,225
ha	0,376	-0,049
OA	254,126	281,392
dom Campa	226,419	276,013
dom Regio	235,427	274,362
Dom Placidus	240,894	273,670
pôle Regio	28,386	4,142
pôle Campa	28,386	4,142
Pôle Placidus	17,527	2,272
DM D|N	D |21,523 - N |158,477	D |2,833 - N |177,17
DA pôle D|N	D |7,583 - N |32,756	D |0,838 - N |32,919
DA	23,449	20,539
SA D|N	D |66,55 N |113,45	D |69,46 N |110,54
D Horiz	45,03	66,63
Htd*	18,908	18,423
DH**	-1,138	-0,154
TS	299,098	19:56:23,533
lat geo,	43,600
eclip	23,466
birth year	1798
event year	1826
*  temporal hour (= 1/6e Sad)	** horary distance, (= mundane positions, see Giuseppe Bezza)

- result

D --> X1 AO PTO orb 0.03. The arc is peri axial (MC) and we know that such direction occurs in that case. I am well aware that the OA directional arc can not, strictly speaking, be described as ficitve ...
W

Z	1,38
M	3,15
X1	-4,52
X2	-5,53

II)- exitus : 1857 stomach cancer -

1)- MA conj SU

direction	promissor	significator
C MA conj. SU	C MA	conj. SU
long	242,11 N W	299,75 N E
lat	0,469	0,000
AR	240,112	301,931
dec	-20,146	-20,225
ha	1,030	-0,049
OA	219,663	281,392
dom Campa	187,979	276,013
dom Regio	190,954	274,362
Dom Placidus	193,671	273,670
pôle Regio	43,074	4,142
pôle Campa	43,074	4,142
Pôle Placidus	39,094	2,272
DM D|N	D |58,987 - N |121,013	D |2,833 - N |177,17
DA pôle D|N	D |17,342 - N |22,404	D |0,838 - N |32,919
DA	20,448	20,539
SA D|N	D |69,55 N |110,45	D |69,46 N |110,54
D Horiz	10,57	66,63
Htd*	18,408	18,423
DH**	-3,204	-0,154
TS	299,098	19:56:23,533
lat geo,	43,600
eclip	23,466
birth year	1798
event year	1857
*  temporal hour (= 1/6e Sad)	** horary distance, (= mundane positions, see Giuseppe Bezza)

- result

D --> Z C Regio-Campa 1/AR orb 0.21.
W

Z	2,67
M	0,00
X1	-0,68
X2	-0,70

L(z) MA = 294.95° CAPRI.

2)- MA opp MO

It is a direct direction. So we don't need proper motion of MO.

direction	promissor	significator
opp. MO conj. MA	opp. MO	conj. MA
long	148,36 S W	242,11 N W
lat	4,914	0,469
AR	152,305	240,112
dec	16,659	-20,146
ha	2,562	1,030
OA	135,749	219,663
dom Campa	143,888	187,979
dom Regio	134,788	190,954
Dom Placidus	130,693	193,671
pôle Regio	33,857	43,074
pôle Campa	33,857	43,074
Pôle Placidus	23,528	39,094
DM D|N	D |146,793 - N |33,207	D |58,987 - N |121,01
DA pôle D|N	D |22,808 - N |7,486	D |17,342 - N |22,404
DA	16,557	20,448
SA D|N	D |106,56 N |73,44	D |69,55 N |110,45
D Horiz	106,65	128,54
Htd*	17,759	18,408
DH**	-1,870	-3,204
TS	299,098	19:56:23,533
lat geo,	43,600
eclip	23,466
birth year	1798
event year	1857
*  temporal hour (= 1/6e Sad)	** horary distance, (= mundane positions, see Giuseppe Bezza)

- result

D -- > M D Placidus EQU orb -0.9.
W

Z	0,47
M	0,97
X1	0,00
X2	0,00

3)- SA opp MO

direction	promissor	significator
opp. SA conj. MO	opp. SA	conj. MO
long	276,99 N W	328,36 N E
lat	0,000	0,000
AR	277,610	330,529
dec	-23,282	-12,056
ha	0,375	-0,549
OA	253,420	318,794
dom Campa	225,832	317,934
dom Regio	234,876	308,744
Dom Placidus	240,613	306,144
pôle Regio	28,718	30,794
pôle Campa	28,718	30,794
Pôle Placidus	17,711	21,041
DM D|N	D |21,488 - N |158,512	D |31,431 - N |148,57
DA pôle D|N	D |7,898 - N |33,579	D |4,713 - N |17,137
DA	24,189	11,735
SA D|N	D |65,81 N |114,19	D |78,27 N |101,73
D Horiz	44,32	46,83
Htd*	19,032	16,956
DH**	-1,129	-1,854
TS	299,098	19:56:23,533
lat geo,	43,600
eclip	23,466
birth year	1798
event year	1857
*  temporal hour (= 1/6e Sad)	** horary distance, (= mundane positions, see Giuseppe Bezza)

- result

D --> M C Regio-Campa 1/EQU orb 0.19.
W

Z	0,54
M	0,65
X1	-4,75
X2	-6,80

L(Z) opp SA progressed = 326.77° AQUARIUS.

4)- VE opp SA

direction	promissor	significator
opp. SA conj. VE	opp. SA	conj. VE
long	276,99 N W	347,81 N E
lat	0,604	0,797
AR	277,575	348,482
dec	-22,678	-4,089
ha	0,376	-0,862
OA	254,126	344,579
dom Campa	226,419	330,922
dom Regio	235,427	322,479
Dom Placidus	240,894	321,623
pôle Regio	28,386	37,063
pôle Campa	28,386	37,063
Pôle Placidus	17,527	28,657
DM D|N	D |21,523 - N |158,477	D |49,384 - N |130,62
DA pôle D|N	D |7,583 - N |32,756	D |2,239 - N |5,429
DA	23,449	3,903
SA D|N	D |66,55 N |113,45	D |86,1 N |93,9
D Horiz	45,03	36,71
Htd*	18,908	15,651
DH**	-1,138	-3,155
TS	299,098	19:56:23,533
lat geo,	43,600
eclip	23,466
birth year	1798
event year	1857
*  temporal hour (= 1/6e Sad)	** horary distance, (= mundane positions, see Giuseppe Bezza)

- result

D -->  M D Regio-Campa AR orb 0.02.
W

Z	0,67
M	0,70
X1	0,00
X2	0,00

L(Z) conversed VE (domit Campanus) = 276.39° CAPRI.

discussion

This theme is complex; the ASC is lonely, the hyleg is not very determined (the SU is weak and does not seem to be retained and the MO is also weak). Only JU is well fixed. Morinus gives as ALMUTEN SA, while SA is in exile ... It is interesting in this theme to consider the concept of ALMUDEBIT.
The ALMUDEBIT is the planet that has the greatest dignity over  a particular list of planetary and or angular positions in a chart.[apud Bernadette Brady]. He is confused quite frequently with ALMUTEM (not ALMUTEN). Zoller evokes it in 'Tool & techniques of the Medi', p. 33, No. 54 :

Almutem – an Arabic term for ruler. Often used loosely, as in Almuten of the Ascendant for ruler of the Ascendant, it can also be used in a specific sense as the ruler of a house or of the entire Chart. It is used in this latter sense later on in this book in the section on the Almuten. Here I think Bonatti is using it for Almudebit as he mentions this term once and then switches to Almutem. In general usage unless otherwise qualified throughout all of my works including the courses, use the following distinction: read Almuten to be the Almuten of the houses and Almutem to be the Almuten of the chart.

See : Al-Tabarī, ’Umar, Three Books on Nativities, Benjamin N. Dykes trans. and ed., Persian Nativities II (Minneapolis: The Cazimi Press, 2010) AbūBakr, On Nativities, in Benjamin Dykes trans. and ed., Persian Nativities II (Minneapolis: The Cazimi Press, 2010)