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'''Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte''' was born in Montpellier, [[France]] on January 19th, 1798, and died in [[Paris]] on September 5th, 1857. Comte is best known as the father of [[positivism]], and was the first to utilize the [[scientific method]] in exploration of the social world. It was Comte who coined the term ''[[sociology]]''. | '''Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte''' was born in Montpellier, [[France]] on January 19th, 1798, and died in [[Paris]] on September 5th, 1857. Comte is best known as the father of [[positivism]], and was the first to utilize the [[scientific method]] in exploration of the social world. It was Comte who coined the term ''[[sociology]]''. | ||
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| + | Notable followers of Comte include [[Karl Marx]], [[John Stuart Mill]], and [[David Croly]]. | ||
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Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte was born in Montpellier, France on January 19th, 1798, and died in Paris on September 5th, 1857. Comte is best known as the father of positivism, and was the first to utilize the scientific method in exploration of the social world. It was Comte who coined the term sociology.
Influenced
Notable followers of Comte include Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, and David Croly.