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Auguste Compte 1798 - 1857
The philosopher known as Auguste Comte was born in Montpellier, France, on 19 January 1798. He was educated at Montpellier University and Polytechnic Institute. Until graduating he left both of them. He divorced his 17-year-old wife and was dismissed at the Ecole Polytechnique from his work. Comte was involved with Clotilde de Vaux in a plutonic but loving relationship that died within 2 years of meeting. He died in Paris on September 5, 1857. Totallyhistory.com/auguste-comte, December 10, 2013 -
The Work of Auguste Compte
Comte earned the titles of first being the science philosopher and the founder of sociology. He is renowned for numerous sociological ideals and works but 3 stand out for me. The first one is Positivism. A theory of philosophy that knowledge is based upon experience and empirical evidence. Wikipedia contributors. "Auguste Comte." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 29 Dec. 2019. Web. 4 Feb. 2020. -
The Quotes of Auguste Compte
A few quotes from Auguste Comte: "To understand a science it is necessary to know its history."
From: A Course of Positive Philosophy (1832 - 1842) [Six
volumes]
"The dead govern the living."
From: Le Catéchisme positiviste (1852)
"Foreknowledge is power."
As quoted in A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (1991) by Alan
Lindsay Mackay
"To understand a science it is necessary to know its history."
A Course of Positive Philosophy (1832 - 1842) [Six volumes] -
The Continuation of Auguste Compte's Work
Second work is The Three Stages Law. He'd been interested in post French Revolution human and social behavior. By going through 3 behaviors which are philosophical stage, metaphysical stage and optimistic stage, he saw society seeking reality. He thought that people, including culture, began with less reasoning and developed into thinking based on facts learned from contributors to the Wikipedia knowledge. Auguste Comte Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, Dec 2019 -
More About Auguste Compte
The third work, he developed a religion called Humanity's Religion. It idealized women's role in a positivist society that he intended to create. Religion promoted justice, justification and humanity. It didn't say you can't believe in Christ, you just had to live empirically. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhVamhT4Q3s Biography.com Editors. "biography.com Website". August 20, 2019. A & E Television Networks. April 2, 2014. https://www.biography.com/scholar/auguste-comte.
