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    This document provides an overview of positivism and its views of person and society according to Auguste Comte. It describes positivism as an epistemological doctrine that holds true knowledge is only about observable facts. It outlines Comte's view of the stages of history, including the theological stage where human-like qualities were attributed to objects, the metaphysical stage where natural forces replaced gods, and the positivist stage where humans explain phenomena factually through observation rather than references to gods or primal causes. The document is for a class on social philosophy covering the topic of the positivism view of person and society.

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    Positivism

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    This document provides an overview of positivism and its views of person and society according to Auguste Comte. It describes positivism as an epistemological doctrine that holds true knowledge is only about observable facts. It outlines Comte's view of the stages of history, including the theological stage where human-like qualities were attributed to objects, the metaphysical stage where natural forces replaced gods, and the positivist stage where humans explain phenomena factually through observation rather than references to gods or primal causes. The document is for a class on social philosophy covering the topic of the positivism view of person and society.

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    Republic of the Philippines

    Laguna State Polytechnic University


    Province of Laguna

    Graduate Studies and Applied Research


    Academic Year 2018-2019
    Subject: SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY
    Subject Description: SOCSCI 204
    Professor: RUBY B. BRION Ph. D.
    Name: HANS JOSHUA C. AGUILAR
    Major : MaEd- Social Science
    TOPIC: THE POSITIVISM VIEW OF PERSON AND SOCIETY

    POSITIVISM
    -EPISTEMOLOGICAL DOCTRINE THAT TRUE KNOWLEDGE IS ONLY ABOUT FACT
    -THE FACT OR THE FACTUAL IS AN OBJECT THAT CAN BE OBSERVED WITH OUR SENSES.
    -THE FACT OR THE FACTUAL IS AN OBJECT THAT CAN BE OBSERVED WITH OUR SENSES.
    POSITIVISM VIEW OF HISTORY
    ACCORDING TO AUGUSTE COMTE:
    1. THEOLOGICAL STAGE
    2. METAPHYSICAL STAGE
    3. POSITIVIST STAGE
    1. THEOLOGICAL STAGE
    WILL OF HUMAN- LIKE:
    • GODS
    • SPIRITS
    • GHOST
    • DEMONS
    EARLY THEOLOGICAL STAGE
    -OBJECTS THAT ARE ALIVE AND HAVE HUMAN LIKE QUALITIES
    • ROCKS
    • TREES
    • WEAPONS
    LATE THEOLOGICAL STAGE
    MONOTHEISM
    • ONE-ALL POWERFUL GOD
    2. METAPHYSICAL STAGE
    NATURAL FORCES WERE NOT SUPERHUMAN
    MAKE WAY FOR POSITIVE STAGE
    POSITIVISM STAGE
    MAN EXPLAINS NATURAL PHENOMENA FACTUALLY
    HUMANS CAN OBSERVE NEITHER GOD NOR PRIMAL CAUSE

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