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Auguste Comte
Auguste Comte, a French philosopher born January 19, 1798, Montpellier, France—died September 5, 1857, Paris, France. He was considered to be the founder of positivism and the father of sociology. A philosophical and political movement which enjoyed a very wide diffusion in the nineteenth century. He is also known for his development in sociology. -
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Auguste Comte's Major Works
-1822: Ranked science from ancient to modern by increasing in complexity. 1.Math 2.Astronomy 3.Physics 4.Chemistry 5.Biology 6.Sociology(Social Science)
-1830 to 1842: Comte published his book, "Course in Positive Philosophy", where he expressed his point of view of society.
-1830 to 1842: He developed the Three Stages of Social Evolution
1. Theology Stage
2. Metaphysical Stage
3. Positive/Scientific Stage
-1848: He established Positivist Society -
Comte's Key Moment
Comte was a philosopher who was considered to be the father of sociology. He studied the development and function of human society, and of positivism, a means of using scientific evidence to discern causes for human behavior. He developed what he called a "system of positive philosophy". Which helped better assist an understanding in human relationships and action. The same way that the scientific method had allowed an understanding of the natural world. -
His Contribution to Science
Auguste Comte was the first to develop the concept of "sociology', defined sociology as a positive science. He identified 3 basic methods for discovering these invariant laws, observation, experimentation, and comparison. He is famous for his Law of the Three Stages. These three stages are the theological, metaphysical, and positivist. Comte discussed differences between social statistics and social dynamics. Comte’s ideas have had a major role in developing structural functionalism.
