SOCIOL 2S06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Claude Henri De Rouvroy, Comte De Saint-Simon, Social Statics, Natural Science

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 2S06
• Professor: David Young

Document Summary

The development of french sociology september 11, 2015: a) the ideas of claude henri de saint simon- was a french aristocrat/noblemen. The ideas of claude henri de saint simon. Later changed to- use of the term "sociology"". Comte thought there were 2 major issues: social statics (social structure) and social dynamics (social change, talked about the idea of social isms , law of 3 stages, social order and disorder. Comte thought there were 2 major issues: social statics (social structure) and social dynamics (social change) Law of three stages: three intellectual stages of the social development world, theological stage- existed prior to 1300 (religion, focused on religion, metaphysical stage- existed approx. 13000- 1800 (philosophy: positive stage- began in 1800- focused on understanding social world through science, called it the positive stage to reflect his optimism for understanding the social world through science.