Sociology 2240E Lecture 7: oct 26

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2240E
• Professor: Amanda Zavitz

Document Summary

Sociology began as response to conservative reaction to enlightenment. Both were influenced by bonald and maistre. First person to systematically apply science to society. Atte(cid:373)pti(cid:374)g to (cid:373)o(cid:448)e a(cid:449)a(cid:455) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) (cid:374)egati(cid:448)it(cid:455) a(cid:374)d (cid:272)(cid:396)iti(cid:272)is(cid:373)(cid:859)s philosoph(cid:455) of e(cid:374)lighte(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. Wanted to preserve what (cid:858)(cid:449)as(cid:859), sa(cid:449) e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455) stage of de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t as (cid:374)e(cid:272)essa(cid:396)(cid:455) a(cid:374)d positi(cid:448)e. When people are critical, leads to intellectual anarchy. Hoped to create this science to gain attention of people in power to teach then what they know. Developed defense mechanism, called cerebral hygiene: clear thought (stopped reading what anyone wrote, this would allow him to have clear thought, he came up with theory when isolated. Wrote letter to pope, to leave rome because he can be better influence on the vatican. Many of his writings should be forgotten, but sociological positivism, organisms (test) Using science as (actual activity) epistemology to discover underlying social laws = application of science: how can we use science to better understand society.