Comtism

English

Etymology

From (Auguste) Comte +‎ -ism.

Noun

Comtism (uncountable)

1. (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.

Related terms

• Comtist

Translations

the positivistic philosophy of Auguste Comte

• Portuguese: comtismo m

See also

• positivism
• Religion de l'Humanité

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