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Henri de St-Simon and Auguste Comte
In the year 1817 Comte met French Businessman Henri de St-Simon, who appointed Comte as his secretary which put him directly into the realm of politics. While serving under St-Simon from the years 1817-1824, Comte would go on to develop his early writings, in which he would later revise in the coming years. In 1826 Comte would go on to begin his teachings of Positive Philosophy. Bourdeau, Michel, "Auguste Comte", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2020 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.) -
The Early Writings (1820-1829)
Between 1820-1829 Comte had released many articles or magazines that did not garner fame for over a decade. Comte had spoken of the important and natural roles in history, as well as society under industry and the effect and power of religious beliefs. These served as an introduction into the mind of Comte. Transforming science into philosophy, and philosophy into religion.
Bourdeau, Michel, "Auguste Comte", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2020 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.) -
Positive Philosophy 1830-1842
Composing of six volumes, Comte talks of the three laws: theological, metaphysical, and positive (positive being proven true through the use of scientific methods and processes). Comte takes into account the nature of humanities search: through religion, the causation of existence, and the fall back on science. As well as classifications of science and philosophy of science.
Bourdeau, Michel, "Auguste Comte", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2020 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.) -
The System of Positive Polity (1851-1854) and a brief Synapses of Auguste Comte
Comte is now renowned for being the father of Sociology. In his four volumes of the System of Positive Polity, Comte delves into complete positivism, positivism in politics and positivism in religion. Comte addressed the nature of a state (or country), being that not all will stand the test of time and that they are merely temporarily in existence. Bourdeau, Michel, "Auguste Comte", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2020 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.) https://youtu.be/OhVamhT4Q3s
