In this episode of pplpod, we dive into the life and mind of Auguste Comte (1798–1857), the French philosopher who formulated the doctrine of positivism and is often regarded as the first philosopher of science in the modern sense. We explore how Comte sought to remedy the social disorder following the French Revolution by establishing a new social doctrine based on science, eventually coining the term sociology to describe the discipline he viewed as the crowning achievement of the sciences.

Tune in as we break down Comte’s most influential concepts, including:

• The Law of Three Stages: Comte's evolutionary theory proposing that human understanding and society progress through three distinct phases: the Theological (fictitious), the Metaphys ...