People of Sociology - Andy Walsh

 Auguste Comte: 

    Auguste Comte was born in 1798 in Montpellier, France. He is known as the founder of positivism which is a social/political movement that was most popular in the second half of the 19th century but it died out in the beginning of the 20th century. He believed that "religious society" went through three stages. The first being the "Stone Age", he made the argument that during this time they would blame things that they didn't explain on a "super-natural" power. In the next stage, they would take these ideas and create their own god or gods that would have power over them. The third stage being positivism, where you only believe things that can be observed or proved. There was a large concern that Auguste Comte had with positivism. Religion had become so involved in society, he believed if it was abolished law would fall apart and the world would erupt into chaos. To prevent this he tried to start a "religion of humanity" which would focus on science and current events. This religion never had enough followers to make a real impact so it fell apart after Auguste Comte died. I can see how his ideas have contributed to society but without the following of his religion he wasn't as impactful as he could've been. 

Sources: 

https://www.britannica.com/video/186415/Auguste-Comte-attempts-philosophy-humanity-religion

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/comte/ 


Harriet Martineau:

    Harriet Martineau was born in June 12, 1802, in Norwich, United Kingdom. She was a famous English essayist, novelist, journalist, and economic and historical writer and was one of the first women to contribute to the field of sociology. It was very uncommon for a women to be in that field during her life time so her ideas weren't only very impactful but they also provided a different view to the male-dominated field. One of her biggest pieces of work was Theory and Practice of Society in America which was an in depth analysis of the culture and economy in the early U.S. She also did many other things relating to women's rights and other social/political issues. She also wrote about the economy and how politics effects the actions and movements of the economy in England and the U.S. Overall she was a great inspiration to many women at the time and provided valuable and extensive research to the field of sociology. 


Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harriet-Martineau 


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