SOAN 2112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: The Course In Positive Philosophy, Organicism, Royal Statistical Society
2 Jul 2016
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Government collect data on social issues. Reforms posed their own demands (criminal statistics: criminal statistics became important when hangings became illegal. Acknowledge agnostics/atheists include major figures marx, engels, mill, harriet. Taylor, durkheim, weber: scientific discoveries caused people to question religion because science explained the world instead. Herni (comte) de saint simon (1760 1825) Influenced all of mainstream sociology; influenced functionalism and marxism. Argued philosophies and had contributed to disintegration of the old order. Sought to create a new and organic social order based upon new principles. Conservative side wanted to preserve society. Radical side wanted socialist reforms (centralized planning of economic system. Examination deals with scientists working on projects. Invention would require the work of scientists, artists and engineers. Execution is the industrialists carrying out plans. Organic analogy etc. discussion interrelated systems changing in accordance with the underlying system of thought.
