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Comtism
Com′tism
(? or ?)
, Noun.
[Named after the French philosopher, Auguste
Comte
.] Positivism; the positive philosophy. See
Positivism
. Definition 2024
Comtism
Comtism
English
Noun
Comtism (uncountable)
- (philosophy) The positivistic philosophy of Auguste Comte (1798–1857), according to which metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top.
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the positivistic philosophy of Auguste Comte
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