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Comte

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Comte  (kôt), (Isidore) Auguste (Marie François) 1798-1857.
French philosopher known as the founder of positivism. He also established sociology as a systematic study.
Comti·an (kôt-n, km-) adj.
Comte (French) [kɔ̃t]
n
(Biographies / Comte, (Isidore) Auguste (1798-1857) M, French, SCIENCE: mathematician, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) (Isidore) Auguste (Marie François) (ogyst). 1798-1857, French mathematician and philosopher; the founder of positivism
Comtism  [ˈkɔːnˌtɪzəm] n
Comtist , Comtian adj & n
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Noun1.ComteComte - French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
Auguste Comte, Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte


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