Auguste Comte
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| - | ''' Auguste Comte''' (19 January 1798 – 5 September 1857) was a French [[philosopher]], a founder of the discipline of [[sociology]] and of the doctrine of [[positivism]]. He may be regarded as the first [[philosophy of science|philosopher of science]] in the modern sense of the term. | + | ''' Auguste Comte''' (19 January 1798 – 5 September 1857) was a [[French philosopher]], a founder of the discipline of [[sociology]] and of the doctrine of [[positivism]]. He may be regarded as the first [[philosophy of science|philosopher of science]] in the modern sense of the term. |
| Strongly influenced by the [[Utopian socialist]], [[Henri de Saint-Simon]], Comte developed the ''positive philosophy'' in an attempt to remedy the social malaise of the [[French revolution]], calling for a new social paradigm based on the [[sciences]]. A relatively obscure figure today, Comte was of considerable influence in 19th century thought, impacting the work of thinkers such as [[Karl Marx]] and [[John Stuart Mill]]. His version of ''sociologie'' and his notion of [[social evolutionism]], though now outmoded, set the tone for early [[social theorist]]s and [[anthropologist]]s such as [[Harriet Martineau]] and [[Herbert Spencer]]. Modern academic sociology was later formally established in the 1890s by [[Émile Durkheim]] with a firm emphasis on practical and objective [[social research]]. | Strongly influenced by the [[Utopian socialist]], [[Henri de Saint-Simon]], Comte developed the ''positive philosophy'' in an attempt to remedy the social malaise of the [[French revolution]], calling for a new social paradigm based on the [[sciences]]. A relatively obscure figure today, Comte was of considerable influence in 19th century thought, impacting the work of thinkers such as [[Karl Marx]] and [[John Stuart Mill]]. His version of ''sociologie'' and his notion of [[social evolutionism]], though now outmoded, set the tone for early [[social theorist]]s and [[anthropologist]]s such as [[Harriet Martineau]] and [[Herbert Spencer]]. Modern academic sociology was later formally established in the 1890s by [[Émile Durkheim]] with a firm emphasis on practical and objective [[social research]]. | ||
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Auguste Comte (19 January 1798 – 5 September 1857) was a French philosopher, a founder of the discipline of sociology and of the doctrine of positivism. He may be regarded as the first philosopher of science in the modern sense of the term.
Strongly influenced by the Utopian socialist, Henri de Saint-Simon, Comte developed the positive philosophy in an attempt to remedy the social malaise of the French revolution, calling for a new social paradigm based on the sciences. A relatively obscure figure today, Comte was of considerable influence in 19th century thought, impacting the work of thinkers such as Karl Marx and John Stuart Mill. His version of sociologie and his notion of social evolutionism, though now outmoded, set the tone for early social theorists and anthropologists such as Harriet Martineau and Herbert Spencer. Modern academic sociology was later formally established in the 1890s by Émile Durkheim with a firm emphasis on practical and objective social research.
Comte attempted to introduce a cohesive "religion of humanity" which, though largely unsuccessful, was influential in the development of various Secular Humanist organizations in the 19th century. He also created and defined the term "altruism".
