Auguste Comte Father of Positive Philosophy. Positive.

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Auguste Comte

Father of

Positive

Philosophy

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Positive

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Think positive

thoughts...

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Positive is not

always

Positive

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The ONLY valid knowledge is knowledge gained

through the scientific method.

Positivism

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1. THEOLOGICAL(Fictitious)

2. METAPHYSICAL(Abstract)

3. POSITIVE(Scientific)

3 Stages

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Theological

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Religion without Science

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Fetishism

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Fetishism Polytheism Monotheism

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Metaphysical

An abstract Power guides events in the world.

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Metaphysical

Universal laws based

on ABSTRACT principles

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Scientific

Religion

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On the Reasonablenes

s of Christianity

(1695)

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ATHEISM

Locke advocated religious toleration with

one dangerous exception.

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Positive

ObservationExperimentation

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Science

Independent of Religion

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NOT Mutually Exclusive

Different stages can exist within the same society...

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NOT Mutually Exclusive

And even within the same mind.

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1. THEOLOGICAL(Fictitious)

2. METAPHYSICAL(Abstract)

3. POSITIVE(Scientific)

3 Stages

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Auguste ComteSociologist

and Humanist

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RANKING the Sciences

Mathematics

Astronomy

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Sociology

From the most ancient to the most modern

Increasing Complexity

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Superiority of

Social Sciences

Mathematics

Astronomy

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Sociology

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The Religion of Humanity

Comte proposed a new secular religion as a positivist alternative to supernatural religion.

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The morality of an action is determined by how it affects OTHER human

beings.

Altruism

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"vivre pour autrui"

("live for others")

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for Modernist Philosophy

Comte laid the Foundation

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LEARNING. DELIVERED.