auguste comte
Definition
Proper noun: * Auguste Comte: A 19th-century French philosopher, widely recognized as the founder of the philosophical system known as positivism and as a key figure who established sociology as a systematic, scientific discipline.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- The ideas of Auguste Comte heavily influenced the development of social science.
- Auguste Comte proposed that societies evolve through theological, metaphysical, and positive stages.
- In his Course of Positive Philosophy, Auguste Comte outlined the principles of positivism.
Advanced Usage
- Comtean (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- His analysis followed a Comtean framework, emphasizing observable social facts.
Variants and Related Words
- Positivism (n): The philosophical system founded by Auguste Comte, asserting that authentic knowledge is based on natural phenomena and their properties and relations as verified by the empirical sciences.
- Sociology (n): The scientific study of society, social relationships, and social institutions, a field Comte helped systematize and name.
Synonyms
- Founder of Positivism
- Father of Sociology
Noun
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French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
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