Auguste Comte

Definitions of Auguste Comte
  1. noun
    French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
    synonyms: Comte, Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte
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    philosopher
    a specialist in philosophy
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