comte Flashcards
1
Q
what is a moral life?
A
science - order - morality
morality = c onformity to social order
2
Q
dimenstions of sociology
A
- scientific study of social world
- searches for abstract laws
- purpose of sociology is to reorder social world
- integrative cumulitive science
math - astronomy - physics - chemistyr - biology - sociology
3
Q
how does he fit on template?
A
positivist and organicist
4
Q
explain social variables
A
promoting socializaation and social order
- religion
- division of labour
- language
- family
- government
- humans are humans because they live in society
- egoism is basic carachteristic
man’s nature isn’t perfectable
human beings are unequal
5
Q
law of 3 stages
A
theological militaristic family
metaphysical legalistic state
6
Q
comte huma nnaature
A
tableau cerebral
we are 3 things
- intelligent
- emotional
7
Q
comte emotions
A
2 dominant emotions egoism and alturism
= 2 egotistic causes sexual and nutritive
3 parts of alturism
- attatchement
- respect
- benevolence
emotion causes bejaviour
8
Q
comte and change
A
3 reasons for social change
- boredome
- fear of death
- increasing population
