# Cours de philosophie positive. (5/6)

By Auguste Comte.

"Cours de philosophie positive. (5/6)" by Auguste Comte is a philosophical work published between 1830-1842. This volume forms part of Comte's groundbreaking six-volume series that established positivism as a philosophical movement. The work argues that valid knowledge must be proven through experience and that science should serve humanity's progress. Comte presents his influential theory of three developmental stages—theological, metaphysical, and positive—through which human thought evolves. These lectures, originally delivered in Paris, laid the foundation for sociology as a discipline. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: French
- Subjects: Positivism

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