Sociological Theory
What is “Positivism”? How does Comte define it?
Why does Comte want a general system of education?
which older institution will this replace?
how does Comte think this education system would be superior to Catholicism?
Among what classes does Comte hope to find adherents of his system? Why?
What classes does he rule out? why?
What classes does Comte foreground as adherents compared to Saint Simon?
What according to Comte is the primary object of positivism?
Why does Comte think Positivism “raise and replicate the social condition of women”?
Why does he think that Positivism is “better qualified to institute a spiritual power” than Catholicism?
What is Comte’s view on the “middle classes”?
How is this different from Saint Simon?
What does Comte consider to be “the greatest obstacle to social regeneration”? Why?
Why does he think that it is “among the working classes that the new philosophers will find their most energetic allies”?
Why does he think that these 2 groups can work together?
Do you agree with Comte’s description of the working class? Why or why not?
What are the similarities and differences between Saint Simon and Comte in their views on the working class?
Why is this class important for each of them?
What are the similarities/differences in how Saint Simon and Comte relate to/view the capitalist class?
in what ways does Comte think the working class and capitalists are different in their tendencies and likelihood to adopt his views?
Why does Comte think that the wealth of the capitalists is not a mark of their “moral superiority”?
Why does Comte think the working class has “nobler sympathies,” or is morally superior to the capitalist class?
What is Comte’s view on “insurrection”?
Contrast that with Saint Simon’s ideas about peace and civil unrest.
Why does Comte think that the principle of concentrating “all efforts of society upon the common good” more relevant to the working class than to all the other classes?
What is the importance of public opinion in Comte’s thought?
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