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Born January 19, 1798 in Montpellier, France to Louis and Rosalie Comte. He attended University of Montpellier and Ecole polytechnic. Around 1816 he taught mathematics and journalism in Paris.
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Living in a turbulent period in European history, he sought understand society and develope a system by which we could make order out of the chaos. Eureka! He finally developed what he called " system of positive philosophy " a system that could better help us to understand human relationships and actions in the same way the scientific method allowed us to understand science in the natural world.
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Here is a video link of Auguste Comte major contribution to philosophy. https://youtu.be/ofmnGmI115E
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Comte had strong belief a secular religion could solve humanity's problems. In this new religion, mankind will be venerated but not God. He had a full system of belief and rituals, with liturgy and sacrament, priesthood and pontiff, all organized for public veneration of humanity, he called the New Supreme Being. Below is a video link to Youtube.com for a brief introduction to Auguste Comte and his religion and belief of "Sociology." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhVamhT4Q3s
