Auguste Comte

“Sociology is a relatively new discipline in comparison to chemistry, math, biology, philosophy and other disciplines that trace back thousands of years. Sociology began as an intellectual/philosophical effort by a French man named Auguste Comte (born 1798 and died 1857). He is considered the founder of sociology and coined "Sociology." Comte's Definition of Sociology is the science of society” (http://freebooks.uvu.edu/SOC1010/). This resulted in the later discovery of social psychology and the disciplines within it that include not only studying the physiology of the brain, but how it reacts in different social situations. Positivism has a history of its' own. While Comte developed this method, he did not get to see how it was used to influence others in future generations. “During the twentieth century positivism was a dominant philosophy used to make sense of natural and social science. Many scholars made sense of their work using the tenets of empiricism and derivative philosophies, such as positivism, behaviorism, pragmatism and instrumentalism. Pragmatists and instrumentalists, such as Charles Sanders Peirce, William James and Dewey employed some of the tenets of Comtean positivism…

After evaluating all of the founders of sociology in chapter one, I agree with Auguste Comte. Auguste Comte is a liberal philosopher. His theory is positivism, Positivism is based off of the scientific method. Positivism consists of three stages, Theological, Metaphysical, and Positive. I agree with Auguste Comte rather than the other founders of sociology because positivism is the pure, positive facts rather than speculation. In other words, pure scientific thinking and observing. The more…

expresses how people moved away from their faith to try and establish what they considered to be a more rational explanation to crime; this correlates with the idea that knowledge altered the original proposed theory. Moving on from the classical and neoclassical theories introduces the positivist theory. A lot was going on when positivist theory emerged: the American (1775-1783) and French (1789-1799) revolutions, the merging of a powerful middle class, and the rise of the industrial…

society’ (Re-appropriating the Stolen Legacy). According, to “Auguste Comte :Theories and Contributions to Sociology”, Comte noted in his book “Course in Positive Philosophy” that society like nature, operates under its own set of laws and should be studied the same way we study nature: with…

She was actually taught in the craft and heavily influenced by the famous artist Auguste Rodin, as she began working in his workshop early in her career. Claudel and Rodin were deeply entangled with each other artistically, professionally, and romantically. She became Rodin’s muse, model, confidante, and eventually entered an on-again off-again affair with him. Though they did eventually break apart for good after ending the romantic aspect of their relationship, and a fairly amicable…

Chef is a comedy movie directed and written by Jon Favreau. All of Jon's movies that he has directed are full of excitement, adventure, thoughtful messages, and neither of them are alike. Chef is a part of this description, no doubt. Chef is an amazing comedy movie that teaches a very wonderful message and a relation between a father and son. Chef is about a Chef named Carl Casper who has been working at a Los Angeles restaurant. Carl is divorced from his wife Inez, who have a ten year old son…

All About “Auguste Escoffier” Auguste Escoffier, or as otherwise known as, “The King of Chefs” was born in Riviera town of Villeneuve-Loubet, France. He was born on October 28, 1846 and his career took off at the age of 12 when he entered into apprenticeship in his uncle’s restaurant. This vastly efficient and prominent Chef spent most of his life excelling in the cookery business and essentially making a name for himself. Primarily, at the age of 19 he started working at another…

Auguste Rodin, a well-known artist amazes the world with one of the most famous piece of sculpture The Thinker. A full size bronze located in front of the Rodin museum in Paris, a copy of his work can be found in many countries around the world. The Thinker have been an icon or a symbol for many scholars and a replica of the piece can be seen in more than 30 countries. The robust sculpture measured approximately 71.50 cm in height, 58 cm in length and 40 cm in width. Depicted as a naked man who…

Auguste Rodin is perhaps best known for his iconic bronze sculpture The Thinker. Amongst his other works is another bronze piece titled The Vulcan’s Forge, cast in 1905. The rectangular relief sculpture features a group of five ancient Roman men smithing at a forge. The group is transfixed on their tiring task to the point that they have no connection to the world around them, nor do they have notable purpose; they are slaves to their work. Additionally, the juxtaposition of archaic subject…

interpretation of the Seated Scribe, first starting off with the history behind it. Zucker states the importance of the statue, "not only what it tells about Egyptian Society, but also because it 's a remarkably distinct sculpture ("Old Kingdom: Seated Scribe")." This is also when they dive into its characteristics. Harris describes the figure as looking, "very human, very natural ("Old Kingdom: Seated Scribe")." She also states his level of importance because he was able to write, which back…