"In the final, the positive, state, the mind……" — Auguste Comte
"In the final, the positive, state, the mind has given over the vain search after absolute notions, the origin and destination of the universe, and the causes of phenomena, and applies itself to the study of their laws-that is, their invariable relations of succession and resemblance. Reasoning and observation, duly combined, are the means of this knowledge. What is now understood when we speak of an explanation of facts is simply the establishment of a connection between single phenomena and some general facts."
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Auguste Comte
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26 Quotes by Auguste Comte
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The law is this: that each of our leading conceptions-each branch of our knowledge-passes successively through three different theoretical conditions:…
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But now, I, August Comte, have discovered the truth. Therefore, there is no longer any need for freedom of thought…
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Language forms a kind of wealth, which all can make use of at once without causing any diminution of the…
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To understand a science it is necessary to know its history.
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The sacred formula of positivism: love as a principle, the order as a foundation, and progress as a goal.
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If we do not allow free thinking in chemistry or biology, why should we allow it in morals or politics?
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Know yourself to improve yourself.
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Each department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage; the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage.
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Humanity is always made up of more dead than living.
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