SOAN 3120 Lecture Notes - The Course In Positive Philosophy, Royal Statistical Society, Auguste Comte
25 Mar 2014
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Taylor, durkheim, weber world: they were looking for the sciences alternative models to understanding the, henri (comte) de saint simon (1760-1825) Influenced all of mainstream sociology; influenced functionalism (conservative) and. His work: human knowledge, social physiology must become a positive science. Radicalism conflict theory: social reform etc. discussion, he was interested in movement, struggle, the wants of the poor and the rich. Functionalism: machine analogy all parts contribute to the function of the whole, organic analogy etc. discussion. Interrelated systems changing in accordance with the underlying system of thought: auguste comte (1798-1857) Integration and harmony: discover the underlying laws of the social order. France in the early 19th century: blaise pascal (1623-1662, charles montesquieu (1689-1755) spirit of laws (1748, de condorcet (1743-1794, comte saw a state of anarchy in his time and believed his ideas would help bring. Theological or fictitious dominated by priests, ruled by military. Metaphysical or abstract middle ages to enlightenment.
