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Auguste Comte was born January 19, 1798 in Montpellier, France. -
Comte becomes a secretary to Saint-Simon, and is influenced by him to choose a career in Philosophy, bringing him many opportunities with wealthy intelligence circles. -
Comte publishes his first independent work titled 'The General Separation Of Opinions And Desires'
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Comte Marries Caroline Massin -
Comte is institutionalized, but released shortly after.
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Comte publishes his most influential work, 'The Course In Positive Philosophy', Six volumes that were released over the course of twelve years. In the following years, several important ideas were written.
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The three stages that society matures through in its beliefs about the world, Theological, metaphysical, and positive. First societies ascribe causes to supernatural beings, then ascribe it to abstract entities, and finally discover science.
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Comte classified science into six categories, finally defining lines between areas of study. The main six classes were Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Sociology.
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Comte coined the term sociology and started the study of human society's era of science, but the concepts are still heavily rooted in philosophy. Crash course further explained the impact this idea made on Philosophical thinking and the scientific method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIwyNIdgJBE
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Comte develops a good friendship with fellow philosopher John Stuart Mill, greatly influencing each other's works from then on -
Comte divorces Caroline, and later begins an affair with Clotilde De Vaux
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Comte publishes his last work, 'The Subjective Synthesis'
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Auguste Comte dies from complications due to stomach cancer in Paris, France.