Culminates in unity principle - monotheism. Variation of theological - causes are forces or abstract essences inside things. Culminates in Nature as unity principle. Study of laws of nature through reason. Goal is to explain physical relations through a single principle like gravity.
Positivism consists of both philosophy and polity, i.e., application of philosophy to society.
Emphasis on emotion or uncritical openmindedness over reason, diversity over uniformity, creativity and growth over mechanical description, supernaturalism over naturalism. Hume's stress on habits and customs used by conservatives and traditionalists. Shift in arts and intellectual pursuits. Spiritualization of nature in art and literature. Turn toward emotional poetry.