IHSS Blog: Development of Sociology

Leon Hoang

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12 October 2020

IHSS Blog: Development of Sociology

Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte was born on January 19, 1798 in Montpellier, Hérault, France. Doubling as both a writer and philosopher he changed the world with his ideas. Comte’s most famous theory to date is the positivism theory, which from my understanding means a study based on experience, statistics, and facts, as opposed to belief. A good example of this would be denying religion because of the lack of evidence. As well, Auguste Comte was important in the founding of sociology, the study of human behavior through social relationships, culture, interaction, etc. Eventually, his work peaked to create “The religion of humanity” combating traditional worship. Basically this meant it was an atheist-based religion. Comte even went as far as to introduce the positivist calendar, a calender dedicated to philosophers and thinkers. Auguste Comte’s discoveries are responsible for many of the social constructs we have today.          

Another thinker that was partly influenced by Comte was Herbert Spencer. Spencer coined the theory of “survival of the fittest” also known as social Darwinism. This theory is exactly as it sounds, the stronger parts of something will triumph over the weaker parts in order to survive. A modern day example is when some people thought of the COVID-19 outbreak as a “survival of the fittest” test. This is largely because of the fact that older people are more prone to get the virus rather than younger people. In conclusion, both these men made massive contributions to sociology and the way of thinking we have today.  




        


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