SOAN 2111 Chapter 9: ch. 9 summary group.doc

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SOAN 2111
• Professor: Mark Hunter

Document Summary

Ideological weapon to combat philosophical legacy of the enlightenment and the. Revolution: replace and discredit negative philosophy with positive philosophy, most fundamental objection to hagel"s thought on negative phil: negates things as they are. Matters of fact when viewed in light of reason become negative, limited and transitory. Believed his social physics bearing directly upon principal needs and grievances of society would help bring order from chaos. Hoped to bring this science of resolving the revolutionary constitution of modern societies. De maistre justify the restoration on reason rather than divine right: principles of metaphysicians comtes term for the enlightenment thinkers = critical and revolutionary in contributing to progress in a negative sense. The metaphysical stage was necessary bc it broke up the old system and paved a way for the next stage positive one that one that would end revolutionary period by formation of social order (uniting order and progress)