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Life Events
Auguste Comte
Born: January 20th 1798, Montpellier, France
Died: September 5th 1857, Paris, France (Age 59)
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Synopsis of Auguste Comte and Major Work
August Comte (born Isidore-Auguste-Marie-Francois-Xavier Comte) was a French Philosopher and the founding father of today's field of sociology and positivism. After the French Revolution and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, society changed in ways unknown to Europe at that time. Auguste Comte then delivered his infamous six-volume " Course of Positive Philosophy" laying out his initial doctrine to show that society can be explained using the scientific method. Photo Credit:(Comte) -
The Final Product
After nearly twenty years from his release of his initial six-volume doctrine jump starting the philosophy of society and how it could be broken down into laws just like those done by Netwon and his laws of motion. Comte released his four-volume book completing his construction of the field of sociology that would explain the pillars of society and how to make a better society in the future. Comte's devotion to a better society was paramount to sociology as we know it now. Photo Credit:(Comte) -
Other Contributions
While not only is Comte regarded as the father of sociology, but he also has given us other writings such as " The Catechism of Positive Religion" which contain general theories and doctrines of religion to include polytheism, monotheism, and theocracy and his famous Theory of Humanity. Photo Credit: (Comte) -
Auguste Comte's Short Biography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y810HlWvEvM&t=3s Video Credit: (Marvin)
