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Auguste Comte

Auguste Comte. Father of Positive Philosophy. Positive. Think positive thoughts. Photo by 55Laney69 (cc 2.0). Positive is not always Positive. Photo by Wheeler Cowperthwaite (cc 2.0). Positivism. The ONLY valid knowledge is knowledge gained through the scientific method. 3 Stages.

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Auguste Comte

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  1. Auguste Comte Father of PositivePhilosophy

  2. Positive

  3. Think positive thoughts... Photo by 55Laney69 (cc 2.0)

  4. Positiveis not always Positive Photo by Wheeler Cowperthwaite (cc 2.0)

  5. Positivism The ONLY valid knowledge is knowledge gained through the scientific method.

  6. 3 Stages • THEOLOGICAL(Fictitious) • METAPHYSICAL(Abstract) • POSITIVE(Scientific)

  7. Theological

  8. Religion without Science

  9. Fetishism Monotheism Fetishism Polytheism  Photo by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra

  10. Metaphysical An abstract Power guides events in the world.

  11. Metaphysical Universal laws based on ABSTRACT principles

  12. Scientific Religion

  13. On the Reasonableness of Christianity (1695)

  14. ATHEISMLocke advocated religious toleration with one dangerous exception.

  15. Positive Observation Experimentation

  16. Science Independent of Religion

  17. NOT Mutually Exclusive Different stages can exist within the same society...

  18. NOT Mutually Exclusive And even within the same mind.

  19. 3 Stages • THEOLOGICAL(Fictitious) • METAPHYSICAL(Abstract) • POSITIVE(Scientific)

  20. Auguste Comte Sociologist and Humanist

  21. Sociology RANKINGthe Sciences Biology Mathematics Chemistry From the most ancient to the most modern Increasing Complexity Physics Astronomy

  22. Sociology Superiority of SocialSciences Biology Mathematics Chemistry Physics Astronomy

  23. The Religion of Humanity Comte proposed a new secular religion as a positivist alternative to supernatural religion. Photo Credit: Tetraktys (Wikipedia – cc 3.0)

  24. Altruism The morality of an action is determined by how it affects OTHER human beings.

  25. "vivre pour autrui" ("live for others")

  26. Comte laid the Foundation for Modernist Philosophy

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  28. LEARNING. DELIVERED.

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