Comte's belief systems

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  • Comte's belief systems
    • def.
      • set of beliefs e.g. right & wrong, true & false
      • framework of ideas through which individual makes sense of world
        • extend beyond ideologies to include philosophies and religions.
          • umbrella term for any organised set of ideas and principles which are often religious
    • 3 stages of belief systems
      • 1) theocratic stage: animism, polytheism, monotheism
      • 2) metaphysical (philosophy)
        • enlightenment period in europe - 1700s
        • thinkers promoting rationalism, questioning things e.g. God
      • 3) positive: science & mathematics
        • positivists: believe sociology = science
        • religion of humanity

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