Auguste comte books on sociology
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Auguste Comte (full name Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte) (January 17, 1798 - September 5, 1857) was a French thinker known as the "father of sociology." He developed a philosophy he called "Positivism," in which he described human society as having developed through three stages, the third of which he called the "positive" stage, dominated by scientific thought.
He was the first to apply the scientific method to the social world, and coined the term sociology to describe the scientific study of human society.
Auguste comte theory of positivism
It was his hope that through such endeavors, an understanding of human society could be achieved that would enable humankind to progress to a higher level, in which the entire human race could function together as one. He also coined the term "altruism," advocating that people should live for the sake of others.
Although Comte's work appeared to regard the human intellect as the most important in developing the new world