Philosopher · Age of revolutions and empire · France
Auguste Comte
1798–1857
French thinker who founded positivism and coined the word sociology. His law of three stages said thought moves from theology through metaphysics to positive science. He lived 1798 to 1857 and ended by founding a Religion of Humanity.
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- Born
- 1798, Montpellier, France.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Auguste Comte
- Died
- 1857, Paris.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Auguste Comte
- School
- Positivism.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Auguste Comte
- Known for
- The Course of Positive Philosophy, the law of three stages, and the founding of sociology as a science.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Auguste Comte
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